you may file a written complaint with the appropriate Grievance Committee. The complaint must be submitted in writing with an original signature. Complaints submitted by facsimile are not accepted. No special form or language is necessary.
In New York, the conduct of attorneys is governed by the Appellate Divisions of State Supreme Court and the Grievance Committees appointed by the respective Appellate Division. The committees are made up of both attorneys and non-attorneys, working with a court-appointed, state financed, full-time professional staff. Contact an Attorney Grievance Committee
Pursuant to Judiciary Law §90, the Rules for Attorney Disciplinary matters (22 NYCRR Part 1240) and the Rules of the Appellate Division, Third Department (22 NYCRR Part 806), the Attorney Grievance Committee is authorized to review and determine complaints of professional misconduct involving attorneys filed with the Committee. A complaint may be dismissed; or it …
· The Attorney Grievance Committees are authorized to investigate, review, and prosecute complaints of attorney misconduct within the Fourth Judicial Department, pursuant to Judiciary Law, §90 and Section 1022.19 of the Rules of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department (22 NYCRR §1022.19). Serious allegations of misconduct are reviewed by the Committee and …
A lawyer not obtaining a favorable outcome in a legal matter. For example, complaints growing out of a domestic relations case when the client did not get the result the client wanted do not necessarily involve allegations of lawyer or judicial misconduct. Collecting a bill owed by a lawyer.
Confidential dispositions include a letter of caution to the lawyer or a confidential admonition.
In other matters, the Supreme Court’s Commission on Lawyer Conduct will hold a public hearing at which the Disciplinary Counsel and the lawyer will present evidence.
Breach of confidentiality by the lawyer or the lawyer’s staff. The lawyer’s violation of criminal or civil laws. This includes willful misrepresentation, fraud, deceit, bribery, extortion, misappropriation, theft, conspiracy or solicitation of another to commit a “serious crime”, as defined by the rules.
and 5 p.m. The number is 799-7100 in Richland or Lexington Counties, and 1-800-868-2284 from other parts of the state.
Claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in a criminal case are addressed through the post-conviction relief process although ineffective assistance of counsel may sometimes also involve allegations of lawyer misconduct. A lawyer not obtaining a favorable outcome in a legal matter.
While some matters may be concluded in a relatively short period of time, others may require up to several years to complete.
Give court, case number, and party names of any lawsuit (i.e. Doe v. Poe, Pope County Circuit, C-04-017) Please include copies of any orders and any pleadings that you have on this case.
The Committee on Professional Conduct has the authority to discipline attorneys for violation of the Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the Supreme Court. The Committee can issue letters of warning, caution or reprimand, suspend the attorney’s license or file in court seeking disbarment. The Committee’s authority is limited to matters addressed by the Rules and to the sanctions set out above. It has no authority to compel an attorney to take any particular course of action nor does the Committee become involved in litigation of legal matters. Please understand that the Office of Professional Conduct cannot represent you, give you any legal advice, effect or change the outcome of a court decision, or recover money for you.