by Stewart Sutton | Dec 27, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
I recently represented a client who had a legal malpractice claim against his former securities litigation attorneys. The client had retained securities attorneys to pursue a claim against a national bank for breach of its fiduciary duty as an indentured trustee for...
by Stewart Sutton | Dec 20, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
On December 1, 2016, the Court of Special Appeals in an unreported decision found that Stewart A. Sutton’s client had pled sufficient facts in her legal malpractice case against Baltimore lead paint attorney, Saul Kerpelman and his law firm, Kerpelman &...
by Stewart Sutton | Dec 19, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
I just received the 2017 edition of “Super Lawyers” for Maryland. Three Montgomery County law firms that I had successfully sued for legal malpractice on behalf of my clients have prominent ads in the magazine extolling their virtues. As I have stated...
by Stewart Sutton | Dec 7, 2015 | Legal Malpractice
The 2014 to 2015 Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission’s Annual Report has just been published. Attorney Grievance Commission During the 2015 fiscal year, 44 Maryland attorneys were disbarred, 33 were suspended, 8 were reprimanded by the Court of Appeals,...
by Stewart Sutton | Jun 26, 2015 | Legal Malpractice
A common complaint I receive is that a divorce attorney has overcharged a client. After a short conversation with the client, I usually discover the following: (1) the client selected a divorce attorney from a listing of top ranked attorneys from a publication or...
