http://myshingle.com/2006/05/articles/ethics-malpractice-issues/south-carolina-makes-discipline-records-available-online/ Great Things Come in Small [Law] Practices! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://myshingle.com/2006/05/articles/ethics-malpractice-issues/south-carolina-makes-discipline-records-available-online/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Mary Whisner Wed, 24 May 2006 17:40:34 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/523/south-carolina-makes-discipline-records-available-online/#comment-1769 In Washington State, we've had access to disciplinary notices (not mere allegations, but the bar's final decision) for some time. The Washington State Bar News has always run disciplinary notices. Now that the Bar News is on the web, anyone can read them easily. (See <a href="http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/barnews/may06-disc.htm)" rel="nofollow">http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/barnews/may06-disc.htm)</a> If you know a lawyer's name or bar number, you can search here: <a href="http://pro.wsba.org/PublicDisciplineSearch.asp." rel="nofollow">http://pro.wsba.org/PublicDisciplineSearch.asp.</a> (To see what you get, try a common name like "Johnson." There don't happen to be any discipline notices for Elefants in our state so far.) These listings aren't complete, but they're a start. When you search the official directory of bar members (http://pro.wsba.org), you automatically see the lawyer's current status. (Try Vanderveen, who recently pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge and is now listed as Suspended.) Having this information available is important to potential clients and others. Why should we be able to find out about a movie star's DUI but not our attorney's misappropriation of funds? In Washington State, we’ve had access to disciplinary notices (not mere allegations, but the bar’s final decision) for some time.
The Washington State Bar News has always run disciplinary notices. Now that the Bar News is on the web, anyone can read them easily. (See http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/barnews/may06-disc.htm)
If you know a lawyer’s name or bar number, you can search here: http://pro.wsba.org/PublicDisciplineSearch.asp. (To see what you get, try a common name like “Johnson.” There don’t happen to be any discipline notices for Elefants in our state so far.) These listings aren’t complete, but they’re a start.
When you search the official directory of bar members (http://pro.wsba.org), you automatically see the lawyer’s current status. (Try Vanderveen, who recently pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge and is now listed as Suspended.)
Having this information available is important to potential clients and others. Why should we be able to find out about a movie star’s DUI but not our attorney’s misappropriation of funds?

]]> http://myshingle.com/2006/05/articles/ethics-malpractice-issues/south-carolina-makes-discipline-records-available-online/comment-page-1/#comment-6024 Mary Whisner Wed, 24 May 2006 17:40:00 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/523/south-carolina-makes-discipline-records-available-online/#comment-6024 In Washington State, we've had access to disciplinary notices (not mere allegations, but the bar's final decision) for some time. The Washington State Bar News has always run disciplinary notices. Now that the Bar News is on the web, anyone can read them easily. (See <a href="http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/barnews/may06-disc.htm)" rel="nofollow">http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/barnews/may06-disc.htm)</a> If you know a lawyer's name or bar number, you can search here: <a href="http://pro.wsba.org/PublicDisciplineSearch.asp." rel="nofollow">http://pro.wsba.org/PublicDisciplineSearch.asp.</a> (To see what you get, try a common name like "Johnson." There don't happen to be any discipline notices for Elefants in our state so far.) These listings aren't complete, but they're a start. When you search the official directory of bar members (http://pro.wsba.org), you automatically see the lawyer's current status. (Try Vanderveen, who recently pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge and is now listed as Suspended.) Having this information available is important to potential clients and others. Why should we be able to find out about a movie star's DUI but not our attorney's misappropriation of funds? In Washington State, we’ve had access to disciplinary notices (not mere allegations, but the bar’s final decision) for some time.
The Washington State Bar News has always run disciplinary notices. Now that the Bar News is on the web, anyone can read them easily. (See http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/barnews/may06-disc.htm)
If you know a lawyer’s name or bar number, you can search here: http://pro.wsba.org/PublicDisciplineSearch.asp. (To see what you get, try a common name like “Johnson.” There don’t happen to be any discipline notices for Elefants in our state so far.) These listings aren’t complete, but they’re a start.
When you search the official directory of bar members (http://pro.wsba.org), you automatically see the lawyer’s current status. (Try Vanderveen, who recently pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge and is now listed as Suspended.)
Having this information available is important to potential clients and others. Why should we be able to find out about a movie star’s DUI but not our attorney’s misappropriation of funds?

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