by Stewart Sutton | Jun 1, 2023 | When to discharge an attorney
As the client, you have the right to direct how your attorney handles your case. See Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct at Md. Rule 19-302.2 (“an attorney shall abide by a client’s decisions concerning the objectives of the representation and, when...
by Stewart Sutton | Jul 2, 2020 | Attorney Grievance Commission, Legal Malpractice
Once again, an attorney in Maryland has been suspended, disbarred, or reprimanded as a result of a complaint filed by Stewart A. Sutton with the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission. On June 22, 2020, Ali Herischi consented to being reprimanded for violation the...
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 | May 4, 2017 | Legal Malpractice
In Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Framm, 449 Md. 620 (2016), the Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred Rhonda I. Frame for excessive billing (among other reasons). Framm was retained by her client to vacate a $55,000 judgment entered in a divorce case. ...
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...
