How to Respond to a Bar Complaint
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You just got a bar complaint.
Do you know what to do next?
If you're an attorney in receipt of a bar complaint and you're fretting about how to file a response, this is the practical, expert-written reference to guide you through what can be a confusing and nerve-wracking process. Even if you've already had the experience of responding to a bar complaint, this guide can make the process smoother for you and help you produce a better written response.
Matt Thornton, an attorney with over twenty years of experience in the lawyer regulation field, demystifies the bar complaint process and gives attorneys crucial information and tips about how to draft a basic, initial response. This guide provides invaluable insights, tips, and secrets and to help you overcome confusion and trepidation as you unwillingly enter the world of attorney discipline.
In this guide, you get:
--Information on how to organize your response to make it more understandable
--Tips on how to deal with disciplinary counsel
--Pointers on how to format your response
--Style and language advice
--A review of arguments and phrases used by attorneys which are not effective in attorney discipline
--A checklist of questions to ask yourself as you go through the process of creating your response to the bar complaint
--Sample responses to hypothetical bar complaints arising out of domestic relations, criminal defense, probate, and general civil practice
--And even a few tips on how to avoid bar complaints in the future!
Matt Thornton is the pen name of an attorney who has handled hundreds of lawyer disciplinary matters.
Approximately 11,500 words.
NOTE: NOTHING IN THIS WORK IS LEGAL ADVICE.
Consult an attorney with your questions or concerns about points raised in this work. Nothing in this guide is to be construed, held, or intended as legal advice or to create an attorney-client relationship. You need to consult your own attorney with further questions. The attorney disciplinary process can be complicated and confusing and this guide is not meant to be a comprehensive discussion or book about the process.
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