Legal Opinion
Somuah v. Flachs
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 18, 1998No. 9, Sept. Term, 1998PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASANOW, Judge.
This appeal arises out of a suit filed by Jeremy Flachs (Respondent) in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County against Millicent Somuah (Petitioner) to recover compensation for the legal services Respondent provided to Petitioner. Petitioner presents two issues for our review, which we have rephrased as follows:
1. Whether an attorney’s failure to inform a prospective client at the time of retention that he was not licensed to practice in Maryland, where the client’s lawsuit would likely be filed, constitutes cause for the attorney’s discharge?
2. Whether an attorney, who…
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