The Reasons Why Lawyers Get Disbarred
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
99 High Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 tel: (617) 728-8750 fax: (617) 482-2992
https://bbopublic.blob.core.windows.net/web/f/Confidential-Application.pdf
Minnesota
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility
1500 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street St. Paul, MN 55102
http://lprb.mncourts.gov/complaints/Pages/ComplaintForm.aspx
Mississippi
Mississippi Bar: Consumer Assistance Program
Consumer Assistance Program Post Office Box 2168 Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2168 Telephone at (601) 948-2344; email: gwaddle@msbar.org
: Will be sent you upon request
Montana
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
P.O. Box 1099 Helena, MT 59624-1099 phone: 406-442-1648 fax: 406-442-2685
http://www.montanaodc.org/Portals/ODC/Complaint.covsht.2.pdf
Nebraska
Counsel for Discipline
3808 Normal Blvd. Lincoln, NE 68506
https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/AD-2-14.pdf
Nevada
State Bar of Nevada Office of Bar Counsel
3100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89102
https://www.nvbar.org/member-services-3895/ethics-discipline/complaint/complaint-online/
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Supreme Court Attorney Discipline Office
4 Chenell Drive, Suite 102 Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 224-5828 Fax: (603) 228-9511
Follow Instructions: http://www.nhattyreg.org/grievance.php
New Jersey
Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE)
There are currently 18 court ethics districts in New Jersey. Must submit grievance to district where attorney is located.
https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/forms/10952_grievancefrm.pdf
New Mexico
New Mexico Supreme Court: Disciplinary Board
20 First Plaza NW, Suite 710 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Office (505) 842-5781 FAX (505) 766-6833
https://www.nmdisboard.org/NMDBComplaintFormEng.pdf
New York
Attorney Disciplinary / Grievance Committee
Locations: Many different locations depending on where the lawyer in question practices
https://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/grievance/complaints.shtml
North Carolina
North Carolina State Bar: Grievance Committee
PO Box 25908 Raleigh, NC 27611 Telephone: (919) 828-4620
https://www.ncbar.gov/media/490329/grievance-form.pdf
North Dakota
North Dakota Supreme Court: Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Office of Disciplinary Counsel, 125 Slate Dr., Ste. 2, P.O. Box 2297, Bismarck, ND 58502-2297 Tel. 701-328-3925
Instructions: https://www.ndcourts.gov/court/Committees/disc_brd/information.htm
Ohio
Ohio State Bar Association: Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Office of Disciplinary Counsel, 250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 325, Columbus, Ohio 43215-5454
http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/DisciplinarySys/odc/odcform.pdf
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Bar: Office of the General Counsel
General Counsel, Oklahoma Bar Association, P.O. Box 53036, Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3036, (405) 416-7007
http://www.okbar.org/Portals/13/General%20Counsel/ComplaintForm.pdf
Oregon
Oregon State Bar: Client Assistance Office
Client Assistance Office Oregon attorney State Bar 16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road P.O. Box 231935 Tigard, Oregon 97281-1935
http://www.osbar.org/secured/cao_attorneycomplaints.asp
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Disciplinary Board
Various Locations, Depending on District where Attorney resides
https://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/for-the-public/file-complaint
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Judiciary: Disciplinary Board
222 Quaker Lane - Room 1083 Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 (401) 823-5710 telephone
https://www.courts.ri.gov/PublicResources/disciplinaryboard/PDF/ComplaintForm.pdf
South Carolina
South Carolina Bar: Commission on Lawyer Conduct
Commission on Lawyer Conduct 1220 Senate Street., Ste. 111 Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: (803) 734-2037
No Formatted Form, simply write or call
South Dakota
State Bar of South Dakota: Disciplinary Board
Disciplinary Board, The State Bar of South Dakota, 222 E. Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501
No Formatted Form, simply write and send in letter
Tennessee
Supreme Court of Tennessee: Board of Professional Responsibility
Board of Professional Responsibility 10 Cadillac Drive Suite 220 Brentwood, TN 37027 Fax No: 615-367-2480 Email: complaints@tbpr.org
http://www.tbpr.org/for-the-public/file-complaint
Texas
State Bar of Texas: Chief Disciplinary Counsel's Office
P.O. Box 13287 Austin, Texas 78711 Or fax it to (512) 427-4169
http://cdc.texasbar.com/cdc/Home/Index
Utah
Utah State Bar's Office of Professional Conduct (OPC)
645 S 200 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
http://www.utahbar.org/member-services/cap-request-form/
Vermont
Vermont Judiciary: Professional Responsibility Board
Professional Responsibility Board c/o Costello Courthouse 32 Cherry St, Ste, 213 Burlington, VT 05401
Must be handwritten and send to offices
Virginia
Virginia State Bar: Office of Bar Counsel
Office of Bar Counsel Virginia State Bar 1111 East Main Street, Suite 700 Richmond, Virginia 23219-0026 (804) 775-0570
https://www.vsb.org/inquiry_form.pdf
Washington
Washington State Bar Association: Office of Disciplinary Counsel
1325 Fourth Ave, Ste 600 Seattle, WA 98101-2539 or caa@wsba.org
https://www.wsba.org/docs/default-source/licensing/discipline/2018-02-07-grievance-form-fillable-form.pdf?sfvrsn=f5af3cf1_18
West Virginia
West Virginia State Bar: Office of Disciplinary Counsel
2000 Deitrick Boulevard, Charleston, WV 25311-1231 Phone 304-553-7220 | Toll Free 866-989-8227
Must submit written affidavit
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Court System: Office of Lawyer Regulation
Office of Lawyer Regulation 110 East Main Street, Suite 315 Madison, WI 53703-3383 Telephone 877-315-6941 (toll free) or 608-267-7274 www.wicourts.gov/olr Email: OLR.Intake@wicourts.gov
https://www.wicourts.gov/formdisplay/LR-004.pdf?formNumber=LR-004&formType=Form&formatId=2&language=en
Wyoming
Wyoming State Bar: Office of Bar Counsel
P.O. Box 109 Cheyenne, WY 82003-0109
https://www.wyomingbar.org/wp-content/uploads/Ethical_Violations_Complaint_Form-1.pdf
Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
99 High Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 tel: (617) 728-8750 fax: (617) 482-2992
https://bbopublic.blob.core.windows.net/web/f/Confidential-Application.pdf
Minnesota
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility
1500 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street St. Paul, MN 55102
http://lprb.mncourts.gov/complaints/Pages/ComplaintForm.aspx
Mississippi
Mississippi Bar: Consumer Assistance Program
Consumer Assistance Program Post Office Box 2168 Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2168 Telephone at (601) 948-2344; email: gwaddle@msbar.org
: Will be sent you upon request
Montana
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
P.O. Box 1099 Helena, MT 59624-1099 phone: 406-442-1648 fax: 406-442-2685
http://www.montanaodc.org/Portals/ODC/Complaint.covsht.2.pdf
Nebraska
Counsel for Discipline
3808 Normal Blvd. Lincoln, NE 68506
https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/AD-2-14.pdf
Nevada
State Bar of Nevada Office of Bar Counsel
3100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89102
https://www.nvbar.org/member-services-3895/ethics-discipline/complaint/complaint-online/
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Supreme Court Attorney Discipline Office
4 Chenell Drive, Suite 102 Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 224-5828 Fax: (603) 228-9511
Follow Instructions: http://www.nhattyreg.org/grievance.php
New Jersey
Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE)
There are currently 18 court ethics districts in New Jersey. Must submit grievance to district where attorney is located.
https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/forms/10952_grievancefrm.pdf
New Mexico
New Mexico Supreme Court: Disciplinary Board
20 First Plaza NW, Suite 710 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Office (505) 842-5781 FAX (505) 766-6833
https://www.nmdisboard.org/NMDBComplaintFormEng.pdf
New York
Attorney Disciplinary / Grievance Committee
Locations: Many different locations depending on where the lawyer in question practices
https://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/grievance/complaints.shtml
North Carolina
North Carolina State Bar: Grievance Committee
PO Box 25908 Raleigh, NC 27611 Telephone: (919) 828-4620
https://www.ncbar.gov/media/490329/grievance-form.pdf
North Dakota
North Dakota Supreme Court: Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Office of Disciplinary Counsel, 125 Slate Dr., Ste. 2, P.O. Box 2297, Bismarck, ND 58502-2297 Tel. 701-328-3925
Instructions: https://www.ndcourts.gov/court/Committees/disc_brd/information.htm
Ohio
Ohio State Bar Association: Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Office of Disciplinary Counsel, 250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 325, Columbus, Ohio 43215-5454
http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/DisciplinarySys/odc/odcform.pdf
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Bar: Office of the General Counsel
General Counsel, Oklahoma Bar Association, P.O. Box 53036, Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3036, (405) 416-7007
http://www.okbar.org/Portals/13/General%20Counsel/ComplaintForm.pdf
Oregon
Oregon State Bar: Client Assistance Office
Client Assistance Office Oregon attorney State Bar 16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road P.O. Box 231935 Tigard, Oregon 97281-1935
http://www.osbar.org/secured/cao_attorneycomplaints.asp
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Disciplinary Board
Various Locations, Depending on District where Attorney resides
https://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/for-the-public/file-complaint
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Judiciary: Disciplinary Board
222 Quaker Lane - Room 1083 Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 (401) 823-5710 telephone
https://www.courts.ri.gov/PublicResources/disciplinaryboard/PDF/ComplaintForm.pdf
South Carolina
South Carolina Bar: Commission on Lawyer Conduct
Commission on Lawyer Conduct 1220 Senate Street., Ste. 111 Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: (803) 734-2037
No Formatted Form, simply write or call
South Dakota
State Bar of South Dakota: Disciplinary Board
Disciplinary Board, The State Bar of South Dakota, 222 E. Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501
No Formatted Form, simply write and send in letter
Tennessee
Supreme Court of Tennessee: Board of Professional Responsibility
Board of Professional Responsibility 10 Cadillac Drive Suite 220 Brentwood, TN 37027 Fax No: 615-367-2480 Email: complaints@tbpr.org
http://www.tbpr.org/for-the-public/file-complaint
Texas
State Bar of Texas: Chief Disciplinary Counsel's Office
P.O. Box 13287 Austin, Texas 78711 Or fax it to (512) 427-4169
http://cdc.texasbar.com/cdc/Home/Index
Utah
Utah State Bar's Office of Professional Conduct (OPC)
645 S 200 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
http://www.utahbar.org/member-services/cap-request-form/
Vermont
Vermont Judiciary: Professional Responsibility Board
Professional Responsibility Board c/o Costello Courthouse 32 Cherry St, Ste, 213 Burlington, VT 05401
Must be handwritten and send to offices
Virginia
Virginia State Bar: Office of Bar Counsel
Office of Bar Counsel Virginia State Bar 1111 East Main Street, Suite 700 Richmond, Virginia 23219-0026 (804) 775-0570
https://www.vsb.org/inquiry_form.pdf
Washington
Washington State Bar Association: Office of Disciplinary Counsel
1325 Fourth Ave, Ste 600 Seattle, WA 98101-2539 or caa@wsba.org
https://www.wsba.org/docs/default-source/licensing/discipline/2018-02-07-grievance-form-fillable-form.pdf?sfvrsn=f5af3cf1_18
West Virginia
West Virginia State Bar: Office of Disciplinary Counsel
2000 Deitrick Boulevard, Charleston, WV 25311-1231 Phone 304-553-7220 | Toll Free 866-989-8227
Must submit written affidavit
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Court System: Office of Lawyer Regulation
Office of Lawyer Regulation 110 East Main Street, Suite 315 Madison, WI 53703-3383 Telephone 877-315-6941 (toll free) or 608-267-7274 www.wicourts.gov/olr Email: OLR.Intake@wicourts.gov
https://www.wicourts.gov/formdisplay/LR-004.pdf?formNumber=LR-004&formType=Form&formatId=2&language=en
Wyoming
Wyoming State Bar: Office of Bar Counsel
P.O. Box 109 Cheyenne, WY 82003-0109
https://www.wyomingbar.org/wp-content/uploads/Ethical_Violations_Complaint_Form-1.pdf
