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Montgomery County lawyer indefinitely suspended for ‘obstructive conduct’ in divorce case
Maryland’s top court has indefinitely suspended a Montgomery County lawyer for obstructing a contentious divorce case.
Md. attorney suspended for mishandling immigrant clients’ asylum claims
An immigration lawyer whose mishandling of two asylum cases led to negative outcomes for both clients has been suspended from practicing law in Maryland for 90 days.
Lawless to step down as Maryland bar counsel
Maryland Bar Counsel Lydia E. Lawless will step down as the state’s chief investigator and administrative prosecutor of attorney misconduct.
Complaints up, disbarments down, Md. attorney grievance panel finds
The number of ethics complaints against Maryland attorneys rose in fiscal year 2022 but the number of disbarments dropped, the state's Attorney Grievance Commission says.
Md. appeals court disbars Baltimore lawyer for neglecting clients and casework
Maryland’s top court disbarred a Baltimore lawyer who violated a dozen rules of professional conduct by ignoring and neglecting clients, mishandling client money and misrepresenting his actions to multiple courts, according to an opinion filed late last week. The lawyer, Landon M. White, has been disbarred since June, when the Court of Appeals Chief Judge […]
Attorney indefinitely suspended for ‘antisemitic and highly offensive’ client letter
Maryland's Court of Appeals has indefinitely suspended a Virginia-based lawyer who sent an "antisemitic and highly offensive" letter to a client.
Md. bar counsel asks to suspend Ravenell’s law license
Maryland’s Attorney Grievance Commission is seeking a suspension of Baltimore lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell’s law license after his sentencing Wednesday on a federal money laundering charge. Once a prominent criminal defense attorney, Ravenell is set to begin a prison sentence of nearly five years in October. Bar Counsel Lydia E. Lawless on Thursday filed notice […]
Md. high court walks back discovery change in attorney grievance cases
The Court of Appeals has modified its discovery rules in attorney grievance proceedings, but not before a meeting to discuss the issue turned into a scathing critique of one lawyer.
$1.8M or $55,000? Ravenell disputes money laundering total in sentencing memo
Government prosecutors and the defense team for prominent Baltimore lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell differ substantially when it comes to how much money Ravenell has been convicted of laundering through his former law firm — though Ravenell also contends that the money was a legal payment for criminal defense services. Prosecutors claim that Ravenell, 62, helped […]
High court refers dispute over attorney grievance discovery rules to committee
The Maryland Judiciary's rules committee will revisit a recent change to discovery rules after the revision became a key issue in a pending attorney grievance proceeding.
Discovery dispute slows ethics case against Montgomery judicial candidate
A disagreement over whether Maryland Bar Counsel must turn over written discovery in ethics cases has paused the proceedings against a candidate for Montgomery County judge who stands accused of making false statements.
Bill would refer wrongful convictions to Attorney Grievance Commission
Names of prosecutors and defense lawyers involved in convictions later deemed to have been wrongful would be forwarded to ethics commission under proposed bill.
