Attorney Grievance Commission v. Finlayson

We shall attempt in this attorney disciplinary proceeding to use procedures directed at rehabilitation of the attorney which are similar to those we tried, albeit unsuccessfully, in Attorney Griev. Comm’n v. Bailey, 286 Md. 630, 408 A.2d 1330 (1979).

Bar Counsel, acting pursuant to the provisions of Maryland Rule BV9, filed a petition with us on behalf of the Attorney Grievance Commission seeking disciplinary action against Joseph A. Finlayson, Jr., a member of the Maryland Bar since June 22, 1970. The petition alleged five instances of professional misconduct which essentially involved…