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It is grounds for disbarment when an attorney deposits a retainer into his or her business account without the client’s informed, written consent

by Stewart Sutton | Jul 24, 2015 | Legal Malpractice

In its July 24, 2015 opinion in Attorney Grievance Commission v. Kenneth Haley, the Maryland Court of Appears disbarred an attorney for depositing legal fees into his business account, instead of his Attorney Trust Account, without client’s informed, written...

Six most common problems with Retainer Agreements in Maryland

by Stewart Sutton | Mar 25, 2015 | Legal Malpractice

Each year, I review dozens of retainer agreements drafted by Maryland law firms.  Here’s my list of the six most common problems I find in Retainer Agreements: 1.     The language in the Retainer Agreement is ambiguous: I reviewed a contingency fee agreement...

Earned when paid retainers violate Rule 1.15(c) of the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct

by Stewart Sutton | Mar 18, 2015 | Legal Malpractice

When you hire an attorney, it is common that you will pay a retainer.  The attorney is obligated to deposit the entire retainer into the law firm’s Attorney Trust Account (also called an IOLTA Account).  The attorney may only withdraw fees as they are earned. I...

Article published: “An attorney who violated the Rules of Professional Conduct should not sue a former client for legal fees owed”

by Stewart Sutton | Apr 8, 2014 | Attorney Grievance Commission, Legal Malpractice

The March/April 2014 Maryland Bar Journal contains Stewart A. Sutton’s article that an attorney who has violated the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct should not sue a former client for legal fees owed.    The article contains a comprehensive...

Questions that Every Client Needs to Ask when Retaining an Attorney

by Stewart Sutton | Apr 8, 2014 | Legal Malpractice

      The following article was written by my former client as part of a college class on research and survey design:      Several years ago, I had the misfortune of being involved in a protracted legal dispute.   The entire experience was made infinitely worse by the...
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