Maryland Republican gubernatorial candidate Robin Ficker was disbarred from practicing law under a ruling from the state’s top court after a complaint initiated by the Attorney Grievance Commission.
The Maryland Court of Appeals said in its ruling Thursday that Ficker has been the subject of a long history of complaints of professional misconduct that expand over three generations of the bar counsel.
Ficker, in a three-way race for the Republican nomination, said in an email Saturday the ruling was “a political decision by recent political appointees. … My clients love me. It is judges and lawyers complaining.”
An outspoken and colorful perennial candidate, who has launched bids for various state and local offices, Ficker is running for governor with a plan to cut the sales tax by 2 cents.
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Photo: Robin Ficker talking to voters after an event in 2018. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
