Article: Md. Court of Appeals rules that lawyer's reinstatement sticks, despite later ruling

Lester A.D. Adams can keep his license to practice law, even though a federal judge found he falsely signed and notarized documents in order to buy a house for his girlfriend and their daughter.

Adams, who had been indefinitely suspended in 1998 for mismanaging his client trust account, regained his law license in April 2007. At the time, litigation was pending over title to the house, which Adams claimed was actually his.

Three months later, U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow ruled against Adams in the lawsuit over the house, saying he was "not credible" and made up testimony "out of whole cloth" when confronted with inconsistencies on the stand.

The Attorney Grievance Commission then ...

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