Attorney Grievance v. Riely

Attorney Grievance Commission v. John T. Riely Misc. Docket AG No. 20, September Term 2019 Attorney Discipline – Competence, Diligence and Communication with Client – Misrepresentations – Indefinite Suspension. An indefinite suspension with a right to apply for reinstatement no sooner than one year is the appropriate sanction in a case in which an experienced immigration attorney neglected to act diligently to appear on behalf of an immigrant couple at status hearings in immigration court, failed to file a visa extension application on a timely basis on behalf of another client, and later…