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· 12/19/2003

Attorney Grievance Commission v. Alsafty

Citations

  • 838 A.2d 1213
  • 379 Md. 1
  • 2003 Md. LEXIS 826

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that before Vanderlinde and post Vanderlinde we continue to recognize “a distinction between intentional conduct, as in Vanderlinde ... and negligent or unintentional conduct”
  • explaining that the “federal overlay” of one’s practice of law is tantamount to “a valid admission to the federal bar, and thus, a right to practice in Maryland, if done consistent with that admission[,]” and that “[t]he existence of the federal overlay negates any (continued...
  • accepting the hearing judge’s conclusion that “[i]t is a common practice to designate the other jurisdictions in which an attorney is licensed to practice in addition to the state where his/her principal offices are located”
  • accepting the hearing judge’s conclusion that “[i]t is a common practice to designate the other jurisdictions in which an attorney is licensed to practice in addition to the state where his/her principal offices are located”
  • in which a New York attorney was disbarred for practicing law in Maryland without being admitted to the Maryland bar
  • in which a New York attorney was disbarred for practicing law in Maryland without being admitted to the Maryland bar

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Judges: Bell

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