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Lawyer disbarred for dishonest transactions with former client
Montgomery County lawyer Jonathan C. Dailey was disbarred Wednesday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that Dailey solicited $27,000 from a former client for his own use after […]
Montgomery Co. attorney is disbarred for multiple rule violations
Montgomery County attorney William Clark Planta has been disbarred by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that Planta was consistently unprepared for and late to hearings and that he […]
Attorney disbarred, misled client about status of adoption case
Baltimore attorney Anne Margaret Miller was disbarred Wednesday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that she misled a client into believing that she had filed the client’s adoption […]
Severna Park lawyer disbarred for concocting conspiracy theory in suit
Severna Park attorney Jason E. Rheinstein was disbarred Friday by a unanimous Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that Rheinstein had concocted an untrue conspiracy theory that he used in […]
Potomac attorney disbarred for failing to represent client
Potomac attorney Kenneth Steven Kaufman was disbarred Friday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found he violated multiple rules of professional conduct by failing to communicate with a client. […]
Immigration lawyer disbarred for 10 professional conduct violations
An immigration lawyer was disbarred Monday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found Jude Ambe violated 10 rules of professional conduct while representing a Cameroonian client seeking asylum in the United States.
Complaints down, sanctions up, says Attorney Grievance Commission
The number of complaints filed against Maryland lawyers dropped for a second consecutive year and again hit a 10-year low in fiscal 2019, which ended June 30, the Attorney Grievance […]
Court of Appeals: Disbarred attorney mismanaged his clients’ funds
Maryland’s high court on Tuesday explained its April decision to disbar a solo practitioner for a pattern of mismanaging client funds, failing to appear in court on behalf of clients […]
Court disbars veteran creditors’ rights attorney for mishandling funds
The state’s highest court disbarred a Baltimore County debt collection attorney Wednesday for mishandling client funds and failing to diligently represent client interests. The Court of Appeals disbarred Stuart R. Blatt […]
Brexit need not be necessarily so, E.U.’s top court rules
Welcome to Monday, the 54th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Britain can […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Helping lawyers after disbarment
Disbarment can be devastating but it should not be a death sentence.
Md. high court sanctions siblings for attorney misconduct
The disciplinary woes of a Pikesville family of attorneys grew this week as Maryland’s top court made it less likely that one brother will ever get his law license back, due to misrepresentations to bar counsel, and suspended another for 90 days for failing to safeguard client funds.
