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ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE v. BLATT

Misc. Docket AG No. 42, Sept. Term, 2017.

208 A.3d 820 (2019)

463 Md. 679

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION of Maryland v. Stuart R. BLATT.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 22, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Jennifer Thompson, Asst. Bar Counsel (Lydia E. Lawless, Bar Counsel, Atty. Grievance Commission of Maryland), for Petitioner.

Argued by William A. Hahn, Jr. (Towson, MD), for Respondent.

Argued before: Barbera, C.J., Greene, McDonald, Hotten, Getty, Alan M. Wilner (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), Sally D. Adkins (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), JJ.

A law license authorizes an attorney to invoke the coercive powers of a court in furtherance of the interests of the attorney's client with consequences that can be devastating, even if fair, to the adverse party. Under the ethical rules governing attorneys, that authority must be exercised competently, diligently, and honestly, with...

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