Attorney Grievance v. Robbins

The Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland ("AGC"), acting through Bar Counsel, filed a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action ("Petition") against Respondent Jonathan David Robbins. Bar Counsel charged Robbins with violating the Maryland Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct ("MLRPC") in his capacity as attorney for Shelba Bossom, Annette Torchinsky, and Helen Nutt. 1 Specifically, Bar Counsel alleged that Robbins violated the following rules: (1) MLRPC 1.1 (Competence); (2) MLRPC 1.2 (Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer); (3) MLRPC 1.3…