Gary Pisner v. Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland
DueProcess
Whether a court with jurisdiction over lawyer disciplinary matters can issue disbarment orders without first addressing constitutional due process deficiencies and whether rules prohibiting judicial amelioration of due process issues are unconstitutional
1. Whether the court that has jurisdiction over lawyer disciplinary matters can issue orders disbarring an attorney without first addressing cited, unaddressed constitutionally mandated due process deficiencies. 2. Whether in multi-stage lawyer disciplinary proceeding, as in this instance, any rule or statute that prohibits a judge who is the finder of facts from ameliorating constitutional due process issues as they arise is unconstitutional. i