A Bel Air solo practitioner and former partner at two large Maryland law firms was disbarred Monday amid a hearing judge’s findings that she mishandled her client’s money, failing to give her client proper advice and for not cooperating with ...

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A Severna Park attorney whose disciplinary matter was scheduled to be heard this week is trying to get his case moved to federal court, a move that is rare for such a proceeding. On the night of Sept. 1, the last ...

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A Maryland attorney facing tensions with a client generally does not lead to an Attorney Grievance Commission investigation. But what got one attorney in trouble with Maryland’s highest court was what happened after he pulled out of the case. The ...

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A solo practitioner was disbarred by the Court of Appeals in April for failing to file motions on behalf of a client in a criminal case, failing to visit that client in jail and misrepresenting legal information to the client ...

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The Montgomery County lawyer and perennial political candidate received a reprimand for being late to a Howard County courtroom.

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A Montgomery County solo practitioner was disbarred for deliberately failing to disclose assets in his bankruptcy petition, Maryland’s top court said. Mark Kotlarsky left out information concerning his firm’s pension plan when filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to the ...

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The Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred a bankruptcy attorney from Baltimore County for dishonest behavior with clients and opposing counsel, unauthorized practice of law in another state and an out-of-state conviction for marijuana possession, the court said in a recent opinion. ...

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Maryland lawyers, as of this month, are allowed to use the word “specialize” when advertising their area of practice. But because the word was prohibited for so long, attorneys and those who enforce the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct ...

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A Maryland attorney is being recognized by the American Bar Association for her commitment to legal ethics. Lydia Lawless, senior assistant bar counsel for the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission, is receiving the Rosner and Rosner Young Lawyers Professionalism Award, administered ...

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After a little over a month of retirement, former Maryland Bar Counsel Glenn M. Grossman has found new employment, this time helping attorneys navigate the grievance process. Grossman will became of counsel at Eccleston and Wolf P.C. in Hanover on ...

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