Maryland To Hear Four Bar Admission Cases
The oral argument docket in the Maryland Court of Appeals next week offers a spate of admissions cases.
Monday, November 6, 2017:
Misc. No. 2 In the Matter of the Application of Maso Toussaint Hamilton for Admission to the Bar of Maryland
Attorney for Applicant: Norman Smith
Misc. No. 16 In the Matter of the Application of Mark Andrew Overall for Admission to the Bar of Maryland
Arguing for Applicant: Mark Andrew Overall
Misc. No. 17 In the Matter of the Application of Solon Phillips for Admission to the Bar of Maryland
Arguing for Applicant: Solon Phillips
Misc. No. 18 In the Matter of the Application of Leon A. Maryland for Admission to the Bar of Maryland
Arguing for Applicant: Leon A. Maryland
The last case involves an applicant denied admission in Louisiana.
In November 2009, petitioner applied for admission in the instant matter. The Committee opposes petitioner’s application. Among other issues raised in the Committee’s opposition, it asserts that petitioner engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in the State of Maryland when he entered an appearance as an attorney in a domestic matter pending in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland. As a result, the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission (“Commission”), the attorney disciplinary agency in Maryland, sought an injunction against petitioner for the unauthorized practice of law. In July 2009, a consent order was issued which, among other things, enjoined petitioner from (1) “engaging in any act constituting the practice of law,” (2) preparing any legal document to be filed with the court, and (3) holding himself out as an attorney and representing clients in any legal matter in Maryland.
(Mike Frisch)