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Md. appeals court upholds client protection fund’s denial of $2.6M reimbursement bid
The trustees of the Maryland Bar’s Client Protection Fund validly rejected a man’s request to be reimbursed for the $2.6 million a since-convicted and disbarred attorney bilked from the escrow […]
Judiciary: 10% of active attorneys still not registered with mandatory database
More than 4,000 active Maryland attorneys are not registered for the mandatory Attorney Information System database ahead of the June 1 deadline, according to the Maryland Judiciary.
Judiciary shifts pro bono and IOLTA reporting to July
Maryland attorneys won't be reporting their pro bono hours and Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts in January as the Maryland Judiciary is shifting reporting deadlines to mid-year to coincide with the annual assessment.
4th Circuit: Client Protection Fund can require Social Security numbers
The requirement that Maryland attorneys share their Social Security numbers with the state Judiciary’s Client Protection Fund or face suspension survived a right-to-privacy challenge in a federal appeals court Tuesday.
Attorneys can check status, see CPF number at the click of a mouse
The Maryland Judiciary has made a few tweaks to its online attorney listing to help lawyers and clients.
2 lawyers challenge bans for withholding personal info
Forty-three attorneys were suspended in March in one order from the Court of Appeals, but not for any sort of legal malpractice. Instead, they were punished for not providing their Social Security numbers to the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland in violation of a recently adopted Maryland Rule.
Editorial Advisory Board: Funding for a new Professionalism Center – Hit the ‘pause’ button
Over the years, this board has commended the efforts of leaders of the Maryland Judiciary and the State Bar to identify and promote the principles of professionalism among Maryland judges and attorneys. Much has been accomplished in the 11 years since the Court of Appeals established its Professionalism Task Force.
Payments plummet at Client Protection Fund, in number and amount
Even as potential claims facing the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland exceed $20 million, fiscal 2012 claims reached their lowest level in at least six years, both in number and amount.
Two lawyers suspended in separate cases
The Court of Appeals indefinitely suspended a lawyer for, among other things, practicing law without first getting his license reinstated after an earlier suspension. In a second case, the court […]
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
About a year ago, when I started blogging for Generation J.D., my career was in a state of transition: I was leaving a firm and about to start my clerkship. […]
Pace of disbarments in Maryland rises sharply
Twenty-four Maryland lawyers have been disbarred since July 1, equaling the number who lost their licenses in the prior 12 months and surpassing the 10-year average of 23 annual disbarments, […]
Bill seeks to dump unspent revenue from AGC into general fund
ANNAPOLIS — The Attorney Grievance Commission’s annual budget would need to be approved by the state, and any unspent annual revenue would go to Maryland‘s general fund rather than remain […]
