Attorney Grievance Commission v. Kum

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• holding that misappropriation of client funds is dishonest conduct that is also prejudicial to the administration of justice
• “Where a lawyer abandons a client without notice through the failure to take meaningful steps in pursuit of the client’s interest, and fails to return unearned portion of a fee paid by the client, he or she violates MLRPC 1.16(d
• “Respondent violated MLRPC 1.15(d) by not delivering promptly to Mr. Miller the balance of the funds to which he was entitled, and by failing upon Mr. Miller’s request to render promptly a full accounting of the balance of the settlement proceeds.” (emphasis added)

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