Perspective
Mar. 12, 2016
When the State Bar comes knocking
The first time many lawyers are faced with a State Bar complaint, they react from a place of ignorance. By David Carr
David C. Carr
Law Office of David C. CarrLegal ethics
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Loyola Law School
Fear of professional discipline is powerful but largely unseen force. Many lawyers skim the regular recap of the discipline decisions that appear in the Daily Journal and other legal publications, but there is a lingering fear that makes many of us reluctant to dig further, to explore the nuts and bolts of how those decisions come about. Most lawyers know they don't want any involvement with it, and that is more than enough knowle...
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