ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE v. O'NEILL

Misc. Docket AG No. 41, Sept. Term, 2020.

271 A.3d 792 (2022)

477 Md. 632

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. Lawrence Daniel O'NEILL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 9, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Erin A. Risch , Deputy Bar Counsel, Lydia E. Lawless , Bar Counsel, (Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland), for Petitioner.

Argued by Lawrence Daniel O'Neill, New York, NY, for Respondent.

Argued before: Getty, C.J., McDonald, Watts, Booth, Biran, Hotten, Gould, JJ.


Attorneys have professional obligations to place client funds in a trust account until earned, to avoid commingling client, operational, and personal funds, and to maintain accurate financial records. These obligations protect client funds from an attorney's creditors, "provide peace of mind and order to disputing parties," and generally...

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