Attorney Grievance v. Wescott

Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Sherwood R. Wescott, AG No. 2, September Term, 2022. ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE — SANCTION — SUSPENSION The Court suspended for 60 days an attorney who (1) failed to prepare for hearings and to communicate with or provide meaningful legal services to a client during the course of representation; and (2) charged an unreasonable fee, the unearned portion of which he failed to keep in a separate trust account during the representation and failed to return upon termination of the representation. The attorney’s conduct violated Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of…