Attorney Grievance Commission v. Keister

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

The Attorney Grievance Commission, the petitioner, filed a Petition for Disciplinary Action against John William Keister, the respondent, in which it alleged both the respondent’s misconduct 1 and incompetency. 2 With regard to the former, violations of Rules 1.15 and 8.4 3 , of the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct, see Rule 1230, Appendix, as well as Maryland Code (1957, 1987 Repl.Vol.) Art. 10, § 44, 4 Maryland Code (1972, 1989 Repl.Vol.), §§ 10-301-307 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article 5 and the BU Rules 6 were charged. The allegations that the…