Government prosecutors and the defense team for prominent Baltimore lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell differ substantially when it comes to how much money Ravenell has been convicted of laundering through his former law firm though Ravenell also contends that the money was a legal payment for criminal defense services. Prosecutors claim that Ravenell, 62, helped .
Maryland high court disbars attorney who violated the “fundamental obligation to safeguard client funds” and withdrew much of that money for personal use.
Maryland’s top court disbars attorney for cheating not his clients but the law firm he co-founded out of nearly $15,000 by padding his expense reports.
An attorney’s intentional dishonesty to a court, client or bar counsel no longer results necessarily in the loss of a law license, Maryland's top court rules.