by Stewart Sutton | Apr 30, 2012 | Legal Malpractice
In a step-parent adoption case, the putative father was a practicing lawyer. The father received notice of the step-parent adoption petition, but he filed his objection 1-day late. The Court of Special Appeals ruled that the lawyer/father’s failure to file a...
by Stewart Sutton | Apr 30, 2012 | Legal Malpractice
Maryland is one of the few states that does not require that attorneys take Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses. Until Maryland imposes mandatory CLE requirements on attorneys, it is always appropriate to ask your prospective attorney whether he or she has...
by Stewart Sutton | Apr 10, 2012 | Legal Malpractice
The most common complaint I receive are about certain divorce attorneys who overpromise, underperform, and overcharge. There are several well-known attorneys in Rockville, Bethesda, and Greenbelt who tell their clients that every dollar they spend on their divorce...
by Stewart Sutton | Apr 5, 2012 | Legal Malpractice
Rule 8.3 of the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct requires that an attorney who knows that another attorney has committed an ethical violation, which “raises a substantial question as to that lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or...
