Attorney Grievance Commission v. Brown

The Attorney Grievance Commission, acting through Bar Counsel (Petitioner), filed a petition for disciplinary or remedial action, pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-751(a)(l), 1 against Barry S. Brown, Esquire (hereinafter, Respondent or Brown). Petitioner charged that Respondent’s conduct, arising from his defective representation of four separate clients, violated the following Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (MLRPC): 1.1 (“Competence”) 2 ; 1.2(a) (“Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer”) 3 ; 1.3 (“Diligence”) 4 ; 1.4(a) and (b)…