Attorney Grievance Commission v. Brown

ADKINS, Judge.

The Attorney Grievance Commission, acting pursuant to Maryland Rule BV9, filed a petition seeking disciplinary action against R. Edwin Brown, a member of the Maryland Bar since 7 October 1941. We referred the matter to Judge Peter J. Messitte of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. In his exhaustive “Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations,” Judge Messitte rejected some of the Commission’s charges, but nevertheless concluded that Brown had violated DR 1-102 (A)(1) (violation of a disciplinary rule), DR 1-102 (A)(6) (engaging in conduct that adversely…