Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Commons^™

Private Sanctions, Public Harm?, Jon J. Lee

BYU Law Review

The legal profession has a secret. In response to widespread public distrust in the profession’s ability to regulate itself, disciplinary authorities have undertaken modest efforts over the last several decades to make their activities more transparent. They have opened up their formal proceedings, publicized the identities of sanctioned attorneys, and shared information about their work online. But at the same time, most have quietly continued to resolve cases of ostensibly “minor” and “isolated” misconduct through private sanctions, keeping the identities of disciplined attorneys – and their misconduct – hidden from view.

This Article takes a comprehensive look at private sanctions …

Raising The Bar: Establishing An Effective Remedy Against Ineffective Counsel, Joseph H. Ricks

BYU Law Review

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The Folly Of Expecting Evil: Reconsidering The Bar’S Character And Fitness Requirement, Leslie C. Levin

BYU Law Review

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Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil: The Intolerable Conflict For Attorney-Mediators Between The Duty To Maintain Mediation Confidentiality And The Duty To Report Fellow Attorney Misconduct, Pamela A. Kentra

BYU Law Review

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The Case Of Mrs. Jones Revisited: Paternalism And Autonomy In Lawyer-Client Counseling, Mark Spiegel

BYU Law Review

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Alternatives To The Tort System For The Nonmedical Professions: Can They Do The Job?, Kenneth S. Abraham

BYU Law Review

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Retaining Traditional Tort Liability In The Nonmedical Professions, Carl S. Hawkins

BYU Law Review

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