An attorney who lied about the status of a complaint, failed to keep clients informed and did not promptly return unearned fees was immediately disbarred one day after oral arguments in her case.

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SAN FRANCISCO — A majority of California Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant Wednesday to grant a law license to Sergio Garcia, who graduated law school and passed the state’s bar exam but has been living illegally in the United States ...

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How do you structure education for your legal department and what topics do you focus on?

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An attorney has been suspended from practicing law in Maryland for the same matter that earned him a suspension in the District of Columbia four years ago.

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An attorney who passed contraband letters to her imprisoned personal-injury client — a gang member serving time for murder — has been suspended for one year.

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Do compensation findings from a recent survey hold up?

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A Hunt Valley-based lawyer who allowed employees to sign his name on sworn affidavits in foreclosure actions will be suspended from practicing law for 90 days, the state’s top court has decided.

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Maryland’s top court took a dim view Monday of attorneys who not only evade taxes but help others do so as well and who dip into their client fund, disbarring one tax-averse attorney and indefinitely suspending another for at least six months.

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Defense attorney for Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie and Carlos the Jackal dies in Paris.

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A Baltimore County-based lawyer has been suspended for 60 days for mishandling client funds and failing to cooperate with Attorney Grievance Commission investigations.

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