The state’s highest court said it disbarred a Bel Air solo practitioner and former partner at two large Maryland law firms just hours after hearing oral arguments last month because of her “apathy” toward disciplinary proceedings and “dishonest conduct.” L. ...

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A Maryland appellate court has affirmed a more than $820,000 judgment against a former Chevy Chase lawyer for having used a hidden camera to spy on tenants. Dennis Van Dusen was arrested in 2012 after one of his tenants discovered a camera hidden ...

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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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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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Though having bar counsel’s support for her reinstatement, disbarred former Del. Tiffany T. Alston will submit additional papers to the Maryland Court of Appeals explaining why it should restore her law license.

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Former Del. Tiffany T. Alston, who was ousted from the House of Delegates in 2012 after being found guilty of theft and misconduct in office and later consented to disbarment, will likely be reinstated to the bar, perhaps as early ...

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The state’s top court has disbarred a lawyer who “flagrantly neglected” clients in two separate matters and failed to cooperate with the attorney disciplinary process. In a unanimous opinion filed Thursday, the Court of Appeals explained its reasons for disbarring ...

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The state’s top court has disbarred an attorney who allegedly stole $60,000 from a client by withdrawing it from a trust account without authorization and then refusing to return it. The Court of Appeals explained Wednesday its reasons for disbarring ...

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A Baltimore County attorney who failed to competently represent two clients and then obstructed the disciplinary process by ignoring requests for information from Bar Counsel and misrepresenting the work she completed for clients has been disbarred by the state’s top ...

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Maryland’s top court has disbarred a Baltimore County solo attorney who made numerous misrepresentations to the court for her own financial gain and failed to diligently represent a client who was declared incompetent to enter into a legal agreement. Rhonda ...

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