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Family Lawyers in Trouble; Recent Ethics Decisions

BY Paul L. Feinstein
July 27, 2011

Matrimonial attorneys practicing in difficult financial times, with evolving and varied legal issues, nasty litigants and equally nasty opposing counsel, must remember that it is always important to avoid crossing the line between ethical and unethical behavior. Given the fiery emotions unveiled in these cases, domestic relations lawyers are often a target of disciplinary complaints. The following summary takes a look at various lawyer disciplinary cases decided around the country recently. Many, but not all, of these cases involved domestic relations. Obviously, a lot of these areas of misconduct are “no-brainers,” but it is interesting to see the sorts of things that are catching the eye of disciplinary commissions around the nation.

Across the States

In Illinois, some of the recent disciplinary decisions are found in a summary of such cases published by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. The cases from other states were obtained through the courtesy of the American Bar Association Journal and the Legal Profession Blog. If the state is not identified, the disciplinary action took place in Illinois.

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