Attorney Grievance Commission v. Aler

COUCH, Judge.

Once again, we are confronted with an attorney whose abuse of alcohol has led Bar Counsel to charge him with violation of the Disciplinary Rules. Acting pursuant to the provisions of Maryland Rule BV9, Bar Counsel filed a petition with this Court on behalf of the Attorney Grievance Commission seeking disciplinary action against Charles Berkeley Aler, a member of the Maryland Bar since 1963. The charges raised by the petition focus upon Mr. Aler’s representation of a client, Rodney A. Roberts, who hired Aler on March 13, 1976 to represent him in a personal injury claim. Aler was…