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Liens reduce client recovery, are based on duties owed to third parties rather than clients, and the issues can be complicated. Lien cases also feature prominently in ethics cases and state bar ethics opinions. They are, to put it mildly, an ethical trap. Counsel’s obligation to protect liens comes from several sources. In Maryland, Rule […]
Last month, in Attorney Grievance Commission v. Kalarestaghi, the Maryland Supreme Court issued a 60-day stayed suspension with six months of probation for improperly handling a conflict of interest. Mr. Kalarestaghi represented a business (Catonsville Eye Associates, LLC) in lease negotiations with an entity (MAH Mountain, LLC) that he partially owned, after he provided legal .
Due process lies at the heart of American jurisprudence. Sixty years ago, in the seminal case of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a prosecutor’s suppression of material evidence favorable to an accused upon request violates due process. According to the Brady court, the due process violation stems .
History credits the ancient Babylonians for starting the tradition of New Year’s resolutions. The resolutions were designed to curry favor with the gods for the upcoming year. The tradition was adopted by Julius Caesar and the Romans and carried forward for centuries. Lawyers, too, turn the page at New Year‘s Day. Billable hours start at .