"The Bar’s disciplinary process has always been a hot-button topic among partisan legal geeks, and conservatives have long felt the organization is liberal-leaning and stacked against them."
The Arizona Supreme Court, which has oversight, has been comprised of moderate to conservative oriented justices for decades. So the "stack-against-us" argument holds little water.
I agree with you, but do any professional associations reveal complaints: physicians, dentists, real estate brokers, etc.? They might reveal if someone is convicted of fraud and therefore has a license suspended or revoked, but complaints?
Other professions have a State Board that covers their profession. Complaints are more visible because they have to be acted on in public meetings. The complaint process can be problematic due to lack of information or reluctance of people to become involved. The State's limited budgets also are a problem since they do not have enough money for a lot of investigation. I know that people are frustrated with the process. There are a substantial number of complaints due to misunderstandings and people not being able to do what they want because of the pesky laws that are enacted. Sometimes, the professionals are not very good at communicating with others.
I went into withdrawal when the Agenda didn't come out ~6 AM. Sorry about that - you should get some slack!
As usual, though, a thoughtful and important report.
We decided, let’s let Morgan sleep in a bit, it’s Friday. It’s definitely not late today because we forgot to schedule it on accident
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Yes, and they wonder why the public doesn't trust lawyers.
This is yet another issue that erodes my trust in public institutions.
"The Bar’s disciplinary process has always been a hot-button topic among partisan legal geeks, and conservatives have long felt the organization is liberal-leaning and stacked against them."
The Arizona Supreme Court, which has oversight, has been comprised of moderate to conservative oriented justices for decades. So the "stack-against-us" argument holds little water.
I agree with you, but do any professional associations reveal complaints: physicians, dentists, real estate brokers, etc.? They might reveal if someone is convicted of fraud and therefore has a license suspended or revoked, but complaints?
Other professions have a State Board that covers their profession. Complaints are more visible because they have to be acted on in public meetings. The complaint process can be problematic due to lack of information or reluctance of people to become involved. The State's limited budgets also are a problem since they do not have enough money for a lot of investigation. I know that people are frustrated with the process. There are a substantial number of complaints due to misunderstandings and people not being able to do what they want because of the pesky laws that are enacted. Sometimes, the professionals are not very good at communicating with others.