Late For Court Reprimand With Written Apology

The Maryland Court of Appeals has reprimanded an attorney who has been a frequent candidate for public office

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that Robin Keith Annesley Ficker, Respondent, is hereby reprimanded for engaging in professional misconduct violating (1) Rule 8.4(d) of the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (“MLRPC”) then in effect based upon his failure to arrive punctually in the District Court of Maryland for Howard County on December 17, 2015 for a scheduled court hearing in the case of State of Maryland v. Rosalyn Marie Morales, thereby disrupting the docket of the tribunal and causing his client, Ms. Morales, to have to address the court without representation when her case was initially called; and (2) Rule 5.3(d) of the MLRPC based upon his failure to comply with the notice of employment and associated provisions of that rule when, in 2013, he employed as a nonlawyer a formerly admitted lawyer who had been disbarred by this Court; and it is further

ORDERED, that within (10) days from the date of this Order, Respondent shall send written apologies for his late arrival in court on December 17, 2015 to Judge Marc Rasinsky and to Rosalyn Marie Morales and shall file copies of same with this Court and with Bar Counsel.

Bethesda Beat has a recent story on his public career

Since 2006 Ficker has lost six local races, including a 2006 run for county executive in which he received 6 percent of the vote. Ficker’s one victory since he first started running for office in the 1970s was in 1978 when he won a District 15 House of Delegates seat.

He had been suspended for misconduct in 2007 and also in 1998. (Mike Frisch)