· 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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