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Attorney Sarah Barnwell of Bethesda, MD; slacker, loser

 

The state of Maryland presented Sarah Ruth Barnwell with a law license in 2008 after she graduated from Case Western University School of Law located in Cleveland, Ohio.

 

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) found Sarah guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

  • Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
  • Failed to communicate with client
  • Failed to abide by the scope of client representation
  • Failed to safekeep funds in an attorney trust account
  • Failed to obtain her client’s informed consent, confirmed in writing, to hold the funds outside of trust
  • Failed to take steps to protect her client’s interest upon termination of the representation
  • Engaged in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice
  • Improperly made cash withdrawals from her attorney trust account
  • Failed to provide services as identified in her retainer agreement
  • Failed to provide her client an accounting or return unearned fees

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Maryland Supreme punished Sarah by gifting her with a complimentary 60-day suspension of her law license.  

 

And lastly, as one would suspect, Sarah fails to mention the above misconduct on her self-serving website at www.barnwelllaw.com. Apparently, she chose to conceal this relevant information from prospective clients for the purpose of not limiting her future victim pool.

 

As we speak (ca. February 2022), Sarah practices her so-called brand of law with the Barnwell Law Firm LLC at 10411 Motor City Drive in Bethesda, Maryland.

 

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