QuoteVirginia-based attorney and black racial activist Amber Maiden has been indefinitely suspended from practicing law in Maryland after the Court of Appeals sanctioned her for writing a 20-page racist and anti-semitic screed against a former client, and for failing to resolve a large conflict of interest.

In September 2019, Brian Riese retained Maiden to represent him in an appeal in a case where he claimed the State Department discriminated against him based on his sex. Maiden specializes in "integrity and fairness in employment" lawsuits, according to her LinkedIn.

The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland which found she violated rules of conduct by wanting to make herself party to the lawsuit while still representing her client. The court found she lied about claiming to send the racist screed "by mistake" and that she targeted her client based on his religion.