Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Indefinite Suspension by Consent filed herein pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-736 and Respondents acknowledgement therein that sufficient evidence exists to sustain allegations that he committed professional misconduct in violation of Rules 1.3, 1.4(a)(2)-(3) & (b), 1.5(a) &(b), 1.15(a)(c) & (d), 1.16(d), 8.1(b) and 8.4(d) of the Maryland Lawyers Rules of Professional Conduct in effect prior to July 1, 2016, it is this 21st day of April, 2017,
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that Fred Kelly Grant, Respondent, is hereby indefinitely suspended by consent from the practice of law in this State, effective July 3, 2017; and it is further
ORDERED, that on July 3, 2017, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Fred Kelly Grant from the register of attorneys in this Court, notify Respondent of such action, and comply with the notice provisions set forth in Maryland Rule 19-761(b).