Attorney Grievance Commission v. Sweitzer

Petitioner, the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, acting through Bar Counsel, filed in this Court on May 21, 2014, a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action (the “Petition”) against Respondent, Philip James Sweitzer. Bar Counsel charged Respondent with engaging in “professional misconduct” within the scope of Maryland Rule 16-701(i) 1 leading to a violation of Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (“MLRPC”) 8.4(b), (c), and (d). 2 Those charges arise from Respondent’s felony theft conviction in the Circuit Court for Howard County. Felony theft is a “serious crime”…