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Gary Pisner v. Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Maryland, No. 23, September Term, 2023 · judgment March 5, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
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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.
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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.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gary Steven Pisner
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Attorneys (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
24A1072
Orders
Order list, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Order list, September 4, 2026 · Rehearing denied
Proceedings
- Sep 04 2026Rehearing DENIED.
- Aug 13 2026DISTRIBUTED.
- Mar 20 2026Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 04 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Aug 04 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 21, 2026)
- May 08 2025Application (24A1072) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 2, 2025.
- May 04 2025Application (24A1072) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 3, 2025 to August 2, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.