The Court of Appeals disbarred a solo practitioner in Montgomery County after three former clients complained about his conduct. The state’s highest court found Jonathan David Robbins violated several of the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct related to competence, ...

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The Court of Appeals disbarred a Silver Spring attorney after several former clients and a stenographer filed formal complaints about her conduct and representation. The unanimous court found Christal Elizabeth Edwards violated 10 Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct related ...

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The Court of Appeals disbarred a Harford County attorney this week after three of his former clients filed complaints with the state attorney disciplinary body. The state’s top court this week unanimously found Scott A. Conwell’s conduct broke about a ...

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The Court of Appeals indefinitely suspended a Baltimore County attorney with a disciplinary record for filing a misleading claim that inflated damages his client sought in several debt collection cases. The court found that Neil Warren Steinhorn inflated the damages ...

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The state’s highest court disbarred an Upper Marlboro attorney based on his involvement in an estate case that the Court of Appeals found resulted in a conflict of interest and the mishandling of estate funds, among other violations of the ...

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The Court of Appeals suspended a Washington attorney for 60 days, stemming from her handling of a family law case and failing to safeguard client money. The attorney can be reinstated after proving that she has completed a course for ...

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In the year and a half since Maryland lawyers were permitted to use the word “specialize” when advertising their area of practice, it appears attorneys have transitioned smoothly into the rule change and have not attracted complaints for false or ...

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Fewer people filed complaints against Maryland attorneys in fiscal 2018 than they have in the past decade, according to the latest Attorney Grievance Commission annual report. In the last fiscal year, bar counsel received 1,802 complaints, down from 2,061, of ...

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The Court of Appeals disbarred a Montgomery County solo practitioner for failing to communicate with his client about his hourly rate, collecting unearned money, mismanaging an attorney trust account and lying to the court, bar counsel and his client, the ...

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A former Baltimore County attorney who was disbarred by consent last year pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $75,000 from clients in his law practice, the state prosecutor’s office announced today. Roger L. Harris Jr. forged signatures on settlement checks and ...

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