Attorney Grievance Commission v. Andresen

Peter Christian Andresen (Andresen), a member of the bar of this Court, stands convicted on one count of obtaining money under false pretenses and three counts of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary. See Andresen v. State, 24 Md. App. 128, 331 A. 2d 78, cert. denied, 274 Md. 725 (1975), aff'd 427 U.S. 463, 96 S. Ct. 2737, 49 L.Ed.2d 627 (1976).

The disciplinary proceeding with which we are here concerned was complicated by the “growing pains” involved in the implementation of a totally new, centralized attorney grievance procedure in Maryland by our order of February 10, 1975, effective…