Attorney Grievance v. Maiden

Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Amber Lisa Maiden, Misc. Docket AG No. 72, September Term, 2020. ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE — SANCTIONS — INDEFINITE SUSPENSION The Court of Appeals indefinitely suspended an attorney who (1) created, failed to recognize, and failed to act to resolve a conflict of interest; and (2) sent an antisemitic and highly offensive 20-page letter to a client and then later knowingly and intentionally misrepresented to Bar Counsel that she had sent the letter by mistake. Such conduct violated Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (Competence), 1.7…