Attorney Grievance Commission v. Johnson

HARRELL, Judge.

Pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-709(a), 1 Bar Counsel, on behalf of the Attorney Grievance Commission (AGC) (Petitioner), and at the direction of the Review Board, filed a petition with this Court for disciplinary action against Dana W. Johnson (Respondent) and John F. McLemore. 2 In this petition, Bar Counsel prosecuted a complaint against Respondent alleging violations of Rules 1.7(b) (conflict of interest), 3.3(a)(1) (candor toward the tribunal), 5.5 (unauthorized practice of law), 7.1 (communications concerning a lawyer’s services), 7.5 (firm names and letterheads), and 8.4…