Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Yeatman

Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Francis Edward Yeatman, AG No. 42, September Term, 2023. Opinion by Biran, J. ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT – DISCIPLINE – DISBARMENT – Respondent, Francis Edward Yeatman, violated Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct 19-301.1 (Competence), 19-301.3 (Diligence), 19-301.4(a)(2) and (3) (Communication), 19-308.1(b) (Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters), and 19-308.4(a) and (d) (Misconduct). These violations arose from Respondent’s conduct in two client matters, in which Respondent failed to communicate with, and effectively abandoned, his…