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Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Morgan Joseph Hallmon, Misc. Docket (Subtitle BV) No. 13, September Term, 1995. [Attorney Did Not Evaluate LaypersonUs Preparation Of Presentation For Special Exception And, At Hearing, Looked To Layperson For Presentation. Held: Attorney Assisted Unlicensed Person In The

Unauthorized Practice Of Law.]

Circuit Court for Prince GeorgeUs County Case #CAE95-10482

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND Misc. Docket (Subtitle BV) No. 13 September Term, 1995 ____________________________________

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v.

MORGAN JOSEPH HALLMON

____________________________________ Murphy, C.J. Eldridge Rodowsky Chasanow Karwacki Bell Raker, JJ. ____________________________________ Opinion by Rodowsky, J. ____________________________________ Filed:

The respondent, Morgan Joseph Hallmon (Hallmon), has been found to have assisted an unlicensed person in the unauthorized practice of law in violation of the Maryland LawyersU Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 5.5(b).1 That violation involved a

hearing before a Zoning Hearing Officer for Prince GeorgeUs County. Investigation of that complaint led to further charges and findings of violations, namely, failure to respond to a demand for

information by Bar Counsel in violation of Rule 8.1(b),2 and failing to maintain an escrow account in violation of various requirements, including Maryland Code (1989, 1995 Repl. Vol.),

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