Attorney Grievance Commission v. Shoup

BELL, Chief Judge.

The Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland (“the petitioner”), acting through Bar Counsel and pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-751(a)1 filed a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action against Jonathan H. Shoup, (“the respondent”). Bar Counsel alleged that the respondent violated the following Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (“MRPC”)2: 1.1 (Competence),3 1.4(a) and (b) (Communicat*469ion),4 1.7(b) (Conflict of Interest: General Rule),5 1.8(a) (Conflict of Interest: Prohibited Transactions),6 1.15(a), (b) and (c) *470(Safekeeping Property),7 and 8.4(a), (c) and (d)…