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· 4/18/1990

ATTORNEY GRIEV. COMM'N OF MARYLAND v. Ficker

Citations

  • 572 A.2d 501
  • 319 Md. 305
  • 1990 Md. LEXIS 67

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that it is a violation of Rule 1.1 when the attorney appears in court unprepared or fails to appear completely
  • finding a Rule 1.1 violation where the attorney went into to court unprepared or missed scheduled trial dates completely
  • finding a Rule 1.1 violation where the attorney went into to court unprepared or missed scheduled trial dates completely
  • The circumstances surrounding his failures are matters that go to the severity of the sanction
  • The circumstances surrounding his failures are matters that go to the severity of the sanction
  • “We have held that failure to be punctual in a scheduled court appearance is not only detrimental to the administration of justice but also constitute^] discourteous conduct degrading to the tribunal.” (alteration in original

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Judges: Murphy, Eldridge, Cole, Rodowsky, McAuliffe, Adkins, Blackwell

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