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· 10/13/1999

Attorney Grievance Com'n of Maryland v. Painter

Citations

  • 739 A.2d 24
  • 356 Md. 293
  • 1999 Md. LEXIS 597

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that MRPC 8.4(d) is violated when an attorney engages in conduct which undermines public confidence in the legal profession
  • holding that MRPC 8.4(d) is violated when an attorney engages in conduct which undermines public confidence in the legal profession
  • disbarring attorney who committed battery and illegally transported a gun in connection with a domestic violence dispute
  • attorney’s conduct in beating wife, along with criminal convictions for handgun violations and battery is conduct prejudicial to administration of justice
  • suspension is the typical sanction imposed by courts in most disciplinary actions involving domestic violence
  • suspension is the typical sanction imposed by courts in most disciplinary actions involving domestic violence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Bell, C.J., and Eldridge, Rodowsky, Raker, Wilner, Cathell and Robert L. Karwacki (Retired, Specially Assigned)

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