Legal Opinion
Unnamed Attorney v. Attorney Grievance Commission
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 10, 1988No. 92, September Term, 1986PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
In this appeal we shall examine the limits of the Attorney Grievance Commission’s (AGC) subpoena power when investigating an attorney’s targeted direct mail solicitation practices. Specifically, the unnamed attorney (appellant) asks us to quash the AGC’s subpoena compelling him to testify and to produce for inspection, inter alia, “any and all financial journals and ledgers” connected with appellant’s law practice.
We summarize the facts. The appellant has been a member of the Maryland Bar since 1972. In early 1983, the AGC received four complaints concerning letters mailed to very…
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