Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Aug. 23, 2011
State Bar discipline: Public reprovals can hurt you
Don't be fooled - a public reproval for attorney misconduct can tarnish your image and hurt your business.
Private and public reprovals for attorney misconduct are the lowest form of actual discipline imposed by the State Bar, but they can still tarnish your image, cost you clients, and hurt your practice. They provide no end of amusement to, and harassment from, opposing counsel, especially when private reprovals are imposed in public proceedings, and thus become public.
Business and Professions Code Section 6077 authorizes the State Bar to discipline its members by means of a rep...
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