Maryland Lawyer Disbarred For Neglecting Ten Clients

April 13, 2020, 3:25 PM UTC

A Maryland lawyer found to have breached numerous ethics rules in his representation of ten clients was ordered disbarred by the state high court.

Mohamed Alpha Bah’s “pattern of neglect and abandonment” caused “personal and financial harm to his clients and their businesses,” the Maryland Court of Appeals said in an April 10 opinion.

The court disbarred Baltimore, Md., attorney in March after affirming a hearing judge’s findings, and issued the opinion to explain its reasoning.

From 2015 to 2017, Bah agreed to represent the clients in various matters, including employment discrimination, a trademark application, and an eviction proceeding.

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