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A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client

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...

Continuing legal education for attorney is not mandatory in Maryland

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...

Divorce attorneys who overpromise, underperform and overcharge

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...

Duty to Report an Attorney’s Unethical Conduct

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...

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