Former Maryland Lawmaker Disbarred After Eighth Discipline Case

A former lawmaker and attorney in Maryland was disbarred after the state’s highest court held that recent allegations that he missed a trial and fumbled a continuance motion must be viewed in the context of disciplinary proceedings dating to 1990.

The Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland charged Robin K.A. Ficker, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1979-1982, with various violations of the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct. He was accused of failing to appear for a trial, making contradictory statements about a continuance motion that had been signed and filed by a disbarred attorney, and making ...