Attorney Grievance Commission v. Chapman

Gerald Frederick Chapman, Respondent, was admitted to the Bar of this Court on May 24, 1979. On October 25, 2011, the Attorney Grievance Commission (“Bar Counsel”), acting pursuant to Maryland Rule leATilla),1 filed a “Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action” against Chapman, which incorporated two separate complaints filed by Ms. Barbara Bogarosh and Mr. John Butler. The factual bases of these charges arose out of Chapman’s consulting agreement with James Weiskerger to perform loan-modification work through Chapman’s law firm, Chapman Law Group, LLC. Through this arrangement, Bar…