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· 5/8/2003

Attorney Grievance Commission v. Granger

Citations

  • 823 A.2d 611
  • 374 Md. 438
  • 2003 Md. LEXIS 246

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that it was a violation of MRPC 1.1 when respondent failed to file a bankruptcy petition on behalf of his client in order to protect the client’s home, the express purpose of the representation
  • holding that an attorney violated Rule 1.2 when he failed to immediately file for bankruptcy on her behalf where the client instructed the attorney to do so in order to avoid foreclosure on her home
  • noting that “it is elementary that the hearing judge ‘may elect to pick and choose which evidence to rely upon’ ”
  • imposing indefinite suspension, with the right to reapply in six months, for an attorney’s first disciplinary proceeding, where the attorney (1
  • imposing an indefinite suspension with right to re-apply after six months for violations of MLRPC 8.1, and 8.4(c) and (d)
  • imposing indefinite suspension, with the right to reapply after six months, where the attorney (1) failed to file timely the necessary documents for his client’s imminent bankruptcy and foreclosure, and (2

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Judges: Bell, C.J. Eldridge, Raker, Wilner, Cathell, Harrell and Battaglia

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