by Stewart Sutton | Jan 24, 2018 | Attorney Grievance Commission, Legal Malpractice
Each year, the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission issues an annual report on its activities. Here are some of the highlights from the July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 annual report: The number of licensed attorneys in Maryland increased slightly from 39,814 to...
by Stewart Sutton | Dec 1, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
For a client to sue his or her former attorney in Maryland for legal malpractice, the client must first have suffered damages. This usually means that the client must wait until the underlying case is concluded to determine whether in fact the attorney’s...
by Stewart Sutton | Nov 28, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
A new study found that attorneys in America suffer a high rate of alcohol and substance abuse as well as mental health problems. See “The Prevalence of Substance Use and Other Mental Health Concerns among American Attorneys” published in the February 2016 issue of...
by Stewart Sutton | Apr 28, 2014 | Legal Malpractice
Family law cases are the most common cases handled by Circuit Courts throughout Maryland. Many attorneys erroneously believe that the practice of family law is easy, because it is dominated by two equitable principles, namely (1) the determination of custody and...
by Stewart Sutton | May 7, 2013 | Legal Malpractice
Most divorcing parties resolve their differences by entering into Separation and Property Settlement Agreements. Two recent Maryland appellate cases illustrate how an attorney can commit legal malpractice by drafting terms that are unenforceable. In Dapp v....
