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Rhode Island Supreme Court Disciplinary Board
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Supreme Court Disciplinary Board ** For unknown reasons they no longer list who is on this board on the website ** Also see an incomplete list of Disciplined Attorneys and those with complaints on caught.net. |
The two most common comments regarding attorneys are:
1. They screw you monetarily and
2. They don't really fight for your cause.
The Disciplinary Board's myopic view of attorney misconduct
To their credit, the commission has disciplined many attorneys over the last several years. However, the common denominator in most of these actions was misconduct involving money. The Disciplinary Board has stated time and again that the following IS NOT attorney misconduct:
- Lawyers not following the law
- abusing or misusing procedure
- lying
- spinning their wheels instead of doing trial preparation
- extreme manipulations to force you into a plea bargain
- inefficiency or incompetence
- exhausting funds and then suggesting you find another attorney if you're unhappy
- inordinate back room dealings with judges
- poor or non-existent communications with clients
- outrageous charges and unsubstantiated billing
- non-performance of duty AND..
..all the other rules which are to regulate attorney conduct appear irrelevant and unimportant to the Disciplinary Board. Note, the Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline appears to have the same myopic view of misconduct.
The Disciplinary Board allows sidestepping of issues on complaints and sanctions, by inaction, the use of deliberate deception
The Supreme Court Disciplinary Board gives credence to the old saying, "Lawyers have a license to lie" by their handling of this complaint. This complaint also shows how shallow the Supreme Court "oversight" can be. Also see this complaint where the disciplinary board says lying to clients is considered in the "grey area."
The Disciplinary Board Sanctions For A Sexual Relationship With A Client
This action is presented for educational purposes and doesn't involve wrongdoing on the Commission's part. See this unusual 1999 disciplinary action and the reasoning involved against an Attorney for having a sexual relationship with a client.
The Disciplinary Board deliberately ignores prosecutorial misconduct
Check out the complaint by Danny Brown and you will see how impossible it is to get anyone in Rhode Island to correct or discipline prosecutorial misconduct.
The Disciplinary Board allows Attorney to practice despite felony conviction
Check out the complaint about Atty Gregory Acciardo. This attorney is allowed to practice law pending an appeal after being convicted of a felony.
