Attorney Grievance v. Ficker

Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Robin Keith Annesley Ficker Misc. Docket AG No. 17, September Term, 2020. Attorney Discipline – Competence & Diligence – Candor Before Tribunal & Misrepresentation – Supervision of Non-Lawyer Assistant – Disbarment. Disbarment is the appropriate sanction where an attorney with a lengthy disciplinary history of similar ethical violations failed to appear for the scheduled trial of a client, and made false statements to that court concerning whether he had reviewed and signed a continuance motion that had been prepared, signed, and filed by his…