by Megan Zavieh | Mar 15, 2018 | Attorney Resources, Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Resources, Sanctions
In another post, we shared information with you on ethical relocation as a lawyer. Even with the best intentions, mistakes are sometimes made. If you neglect something that the is required by the state bar in your new jurisdiction (here we focus on California), you...
by Megan Zavieh | Mar 8, 2018 | Attorney Suspension, Blog, California State Bar Defense, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Sanctions, State Bar Defense
If you’ve received an ethics complaint from the California Bar, take heart. You’re certainly not alone. The California Bar releases an annual discipline report generally in April of each year. On the day this post was written, the most recent annual discipline report...
by Megan Zavieh | Feb 11, 2018 | Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Resources
Thousands of attorneys undergo the stress of attorney discipline in their jurisdiction each year. According to statistics provided by the ABA, just over 1,000 lawyers were nationally disbarred in 2011. During that year, 674 lawyers filed petitions for reinstatement...
by Megan Zavieh | Dec 12, 2017 | Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers
Attorney suspension occurs as a disciplinary action taken when a lawyer faces an ethical complaint, undergoes an investigation, and is subsequently found to have violated professional conduct rules. ABA Model Rule 27 defines the obligations of an attorney has if they...
