Mary L. Calkins - Consent to Disbarment

DC Court of Appeals

Filed April 2nd, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued an order on April 2, 2026, granting the consent motion to disbar attorney Mary L. Calkins (Bar Registration No. 1034406) by her own consent. The court accepted her affidavit consenting to disbarment and the recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility, and ordered the filing of certain documents under seal.

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What changed

Mary L. Calkins, a member of the District of Columbia Bar, submitted an affidavit consenting to her own disbarment. The Board on Professional Responsibility reviewed and recommended acceptance of the consent, and filed a motion to accept the affidavit under seal. The court granted this motion and ordered disbarment by consent pursuant to D.C. Bar Rule XI, § 12.

Disbarred attorneys in the District of Columbia must file a required affidavit addressing their disbarment status and eligibility for reinstatement under D.C. Bar Rules XI, §§ 14 and 16. The Clerk is directed to publish this order and transmit copies to the respondent, Disciplinary Counsel, and the Board. Any party seeking reinstatement after disbarment must satisfy the procedural requirements specified in the bar rules.

What to do next

File required disbarment affidavit within specified timeframe per D.C. Bar Rule XI, § 14
Review reinstatement eligibility requirements under D.C. Bar Rule XI, § 16
Notify clients and opposing counsel of disbarment status

Penalties

Disbarment from the District of Columbia Bar; loss of law license and privilege to practice law in D.C. courts

Source document (simplified)

Notice: This order is subject to formal revision before publication in the Atlantic and Maryland Reporters. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 26-BG-0187 IN RE MARY L. CALKINS, ESQUIRE, Respondent. A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals DDN: 2023-D178 Bar Registration No. 1034406 BDN: 26-BD-016 BEFORE: Beckwith, McLeese, and Howard, Associate Judges. O R D E R (FILED--April 2, 2026) On consideration of the affidavit of respondent Mary L. Calkins, Esquire, wherein she consents to disbarment; the report and recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility; and the Board's consent motion for leave to file under seal Disciplinary Counsel's lodged motion to accept respondent's consent to disbarment, which includes as an attachment her affidavit consenting to disbarment; it is ORDERED that respondent Mary L. Calkins is hereby disbarred by consent.

See D.C. Bar R. XI, § 12. It is

FURTHER ORDERED that the Board's motion to file under seal is granted, and the Clerk shall file the lodged documents under seal. See id. § 12(c). It is FURTHER ORDERED that respondent's attention is drawn to the requirements relating to disbarred attorneys, including the filing of the required affidavit, and to the provisions relating to eligibility for reinstatement. See id. §§ 14, 16. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall publish this order and transmit a copy thereof to respondent, Disciplinary Counsel, and the Board. PER CURIAM