Explain what happened that led to the ethical violation by the attorney in question. What sanction was imposed? Do you feel that the ethics committee/board took the appropriate action?

LS 308: LAW & SOCIETY
UNIT 8 DISCUSSION INSTRUCTIONS

This week you learned about the legal profession. One concern highlighted in the text was the fact that the legal profession regulates itself when it comes to ethical violations. Should lawyers be determining if a colleague has committed an ethical violation and what type of sanction, if any, should be imposed?

Or should this be left to a different body?
Conduct some research. Find a case from your home state where an attorney was sanctioned for an ethical violation. Each state bar will have a way to file complaints as well as publications of attorney sanctions. Here is one example from the Florida Bar.
Find an example from your jurisdiction .

Explain what happened that led to the ethical violation by the attorney in question. What sanction was imposed? Do you feel that the ethics committee/board took the appropriate action? Why or why not? Address some of the concerns raised in the text.