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“Is Your Lawyer’s Bill Too High?”
We have written about HALT.org (Help Abolish Legal Tyranny) in previous posts and its work for transparency in attorney discipline and reporting on state bar associations’ secrecy in the handling of attorney ethics complaints. HALT also has a number of self-help brochures … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Billing Fraud, False Billing, Fee Disputes, Fraudulent Billing, HALT, Legal, Legal Reform, Over Billing
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Are State Bar Grievance Committees “Good Ol’ Boy Systems”?
Every practicing attorney in the U.S. is licensed by one or more state bar associations, and those licensing entities have grievance committees that address ethics complaints filed against attorneys they license. What many legal consumers may not know is that … Continue reading
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Tagged Attorney Misconduct, Attorneys, Disciplinary Action, Disciplinary Complaint, HALT, Legal Consumer, Legal Ethics, News
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It’s 2012, Do You Know If The Attorney You Are Choosing Has A Disciplinary History?
In the long-running saga of Lindsay Lohan’s legal troubles, every single misstep — each dirty drug test, every missed court appearance, even a profane message etched on her fingernail — was publicized, scrutinized and dissected in tabloids the world over. … Continue reading
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