Anonymous v. Attorney Grievance Commission

In this case, we are asked to decide whether the Attorney Grievance Commission was authorized to investigate the plaintiffs client trust accounts and, if so, whether the commission was authorized to conduct that investigation by issuing a subpoena duces tecum to the plaintiff prior to the issuance of a formal complaint by the Attorney Discipline Board. We answer both of these questions in the affirmative, and therefore deny respondent’s request for superintending control.

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The plaintiff in this matter is an attorney at law. On September 20, 1985, a request for an investigation of the plaintiff…