Attorney Grievance Commission v. Fader

Joel Jay Fader, Respondent, was admitted to the Bar of this Court on June 1, 1989. On April 3, 2012, the Attorney Grievance Commission, acting through Bar Counsel (“Bar Counsel”), pursuant to Maryland Rule lO-TSUa),1 filed a “Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action” against Fader. The *398principal complaint, out of two in Bar Counsel’s petition, arose from an administrative case between one of Fader’s clients and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DHMH”), and was filed by an employee of DHMH, Lauren Jones. The complaint alleged that a request Fader had filed with the…