Attorney Grievance Commission v. Lee

GREENE, Judge.

The Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, the petitioner, by Bar Counsel acting pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-751, 1 filed a Petition For Disciplinary Or Remedial Action against Norman Joseph Lee, III, the respondent. The petition charged that respondent violated Rules 1.3 (Diligence), 2 1.4 (Communication), 3 and 1.16 (Declining or terminating representation) 4 of the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC), as adopted by Rule 16-812.

We referred the case, pursuant to Rule 16-752(a), 5 to the Honorable Lawrence R. Daniels, of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, to…