Attorney Grievance Commission v. Davy

Foremost among matters, this case concerns a Maryland lawyer who promised to file a complaint on a client’s behalf, learned that the court had rejected the complaint for filing, and then repeatedly deceived her client as to the status of the litigation while demanding additional retainer payments.

Michelle Hamilton Davy (“Davy”), Respondent, a member of the Bar of Maryland, represented three clients in two unrelated matters. Linda Smalls (“Smalls”) retained Davy to institute an employment discrimination action against her former employer. Bobby McAdams (“McAdams”), a jeweler doing business as…