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Attorney Griev. Comm'n v. Sheridan, No. 16, September Term, 1998 ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE -- DISCIPLINARY ACTION -- RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT -- MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS -- DISHONEST CONDUCT. Despite the general rule of disbarment in misappropriation cases, mitigating circumstances such as remoteness in time of violations, attorney's acknowledgment of unethical conduct, practical difficulties in proving mitigating factors, and trial court's finding that attorney did not act intentionally, warranted indefinite suspension, rather than disbarment, for attorney who violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15(a), (b), (c) and 8.4(c) and Business Occupations and Professions Article

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