ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE OF MARYLAND * COURT OF APPEALS

v. * OF MARYLAND

* Misc. Docket AG No. 4, September Term, 2020 * WILLIAM FRANKLIN BURTON (No. 481109-V, Circuit Court * for Montgomery County)

ORDER

Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed by the

Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent, William Franklin Burton,

it is this 13th day of October, 2020

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, William

Franklin Burton, be disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, effective

immediately, for engaging in professional misconduct that violated Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4(a)(2)-

(3) and (b), 1.5(a), 1.16(d), 3.4(d), 8.1(b), and 8.4(a), (c) and (d) of the Maryland Attorneys’

Rules of Professional Conduct; and it is further

ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of William Franklin

Burton from the register of attorneys in this Court, and certify that fact to the Trustees of the

Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland and all Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this

State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761(b). Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic.

2020-10-13 12:32-04:00 /s/ Robert N. McDonald Senior Judge Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk