Attorney Grievance Commission v. Shuler

“Saying that something is so does not make it so necessarily,” Old Adage (Anonymous)

Petitioner, the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, by its then Bar Counsel, Glenn M. Grossman, Esq., and Assistant Bar Counsel, Amy S. Paulick, Esq., filed with the Court of Appeals on 25 February 2016 public charges in this matter against Respondent, Melodie Venee Shuler. The charges stemmed from a complaint lodged by Calvin A. Keene, a former client of Respondent. Respondent was charged with violating the following Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (MLRPC): 1 (1) Rule 1.1 (Competence);…