State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice
Aug. 12, 2016
The life cycle of a State Bar complaint
Chances are that you never learned about the State Bar discipline process in law school, and you likely did not learn about the frightening, possible consequences of violating ethical rules.
Heather E. Abelson
UC Hastings
Heather E. Abelson, formerly a trial counsel with the State Bar, is chair of the State Bar Defense/Legal Malpractice Group at Gluck Daniel LLP
You may have a distant memory of studying the Model Rules of Professional Conduct in law school, but chances are that you never learned about California's Rules of Professional Conduct or the State Bar discipline process, which enforces those rules. You also likely did not learn about the frightening, possible consequences of violating those ethical rules - losing your license and paying thousands of dollars in disciplinary costs. As the bar discipline process is generally unknown to attor...
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