Attorney Grievance Commission v. Thaxton

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• imposing indefinite suspension in reciprocal case where the D.C. Court of Appeals imposed a one-year suspension, with six months stayed, followed by a probationary period
• imposing an indefinite suspension with the right to apply for readmission after reinstatement to the Bar of the District of Columbia where the attorney had been suspended previously in the District of Columbia for a year, with six months stayed, followed by a probationary period
• attorney violated, inter alia, Rule 8.4(d) when his absence from client’s hearings prompted dismissal of the client’s action for failure to prosecute
• attorney violated MLRPC 1.2(a) by failing to obtain the client’s consent to settle, notify client of when settlement funds were received, or pay medical bills on time
• attorney’s failure to appear at two hearings, which resulted in the dismissal of his client’s case, was conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice in violation of Rule 8.4(d)
• similar conduct recognized as violation of Rule 1.2(a) in reciprocal discipline case

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).