No question about it: A sanctions order is serious business. When directed at an attorney, it calls into question the lawyer's professional and ethical standing and—at a bare minimum—his or her judgment. When a sanctions order is directed at a client, counsel cannot avoid being cast in its negative shadow, appearing unable to run the case properly. In either situation, the outcome of the litigation will likely suffer.
Courts, acting as the chief guardians of our profession, are duty-bound to impose sanctions where warranted. However, being human, judges sometimes overreact, misunderstand the facts, or simply make mistakes.
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