Attorney Grievance Comm'n of Md. v. Sperling

In 2016, the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland ("AGC"), acting through Bar Counsel, filed a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action ("Petition") against Respondents Samuel Sperling and Jonathan Daniel Sperling. 1 The AGC's investigation began in 2014 after it received notice that The Sperling Law Office, P.C.'s ("Firm") trust account was overdrawn. 2

Bar Counsel charged Samuel with violating the Maryland Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct 3 ("MLRPC") in his capacity as an attorney working at the Sperling Law Office, P.C. ("Firm"). Specifically, Bar Counsel alleged that Samuel…