4. Confidentiality of Attorney Records
U.S. District Court of Maryland Local Rules (December 1, 2025)
ii) When Attorney May Not Resign or Withdraw an Application for Admission. An
attorney may not resign or withdraw an original or renewal application for admission while
the attorney is the subject of a disciplinary investigation, action, or proceeding involving
allegations of professional misconduct or the commission of a crime. A request to resign or
to withdraw an original or renewal application does not prevent or stay any disciplinary
action or proceeding against the attorney.
iii) Procedure. Upon receiving a copy of the request submitted in accordance with
section (c)(i) of this Rule, the Disciplinary and Admissions Committee shall investigate the
request and submit a recommendation to the full bench of the Court.
iv) Order of the Court. After considering the recommendation of the Disciplinary and
Admissions Committee, the Court shall enter an order accepting or denying the resignation
or request to withdraw an application. A resignation or withdrawal of an application is
effective only upon entry of an order approving it.
v) Duty of Clerk. When the Court enters an order accepting an attorney’s resignation or
permitting the withdrawal of an application, the Clerk of the Court shall strike the name of
the attorney from the register of attorneys in this Court.
vi) Effect of Resignation or Withdrawal of Application for Admission. An attorney may
not practice law in this Court after entry of an order accepting the attorney’s resignation or
permitting the withdrawal of an application.
vii) Motion to Vacate. After notice and opportunity to be heard, the Court may, at any
time, vacate or modify the order in case of intrinsic or extrinsic fraud.
3. Duty of Counsel to Notify the Clerk of Any Change in Address
Counsel must promptly notify the Clerk of any change of address, including email
address, irrespective of any changes noted on a pleading or other document.
4. Confidentiality of Attorney Records
No information contained in any bar admission application, renewal application, or an
attorney’s administrative or disciplinary record may be released by the Clerk of this Court
except by the order of the Chair of the Disciplinary and Admissions Committee of the
Court or the presiding judge in a pending case, in consultation with the Committee Chair for
requests for administrative records and in consultation with the full bench in cases of
disciplinary files. However, the Clerk of Court may provide an attorney with a copy of that
attorney’s previously submitted bar admission or renewal application upon request, including
confirming the contents of these documents.
