by Megan Zavieh | May 8, 2018 | Attorney Resources, Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Resources, Sanctions
Attorney discipline is a serious matter. Even relatively minor sanctions can have far reaching consequences that you may not have expected. Many lawyers decide to represent themselves for one reason: the cost associated with hiring a legal ethics defense lawyer....
by Megan Zavieh | Apr 17, 2018 | Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Resources, Sanctions, State Bar Defense
Being subjected to legal sanctions after a disciplinary hearing doesn’t mean that the situation has come to a close. It creates more questions. Here are the answers to the most asked questions about legal ethics sanctions. Do I Have to Report the Legal Sanctions? Yes....
by Megan Zavieh | Apr 16, 2018 | Attorney Resources, Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Resources, Sanctions, Solo Lawyer
One of the most common legal ethics issues is how a lawyer can recover their career after bar discipline. Bar discipline isn’t just a slap on the wrist and then you go on your merry way. It can have long-reaching consequences. Lawyers often end up facing the legal...
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 27, 2018 | Attorney Resources, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Resources, Sanctions, State Bar Defense
If you’re involved in an attorney discipline matter through the state bar, should you represent yourself? When a lawyer receives a letter from the state bar that announces the lawyer is under investigation because of a bar complaint, there are three choices. The...
