Few events can shake a lawyer’s world more violently than notice of an ethics grievance. Whether it blasts through the door as a complete surprise or drops like the second shoe after long anticipation, whether we agree with its premises or vehemently deny them, we usually react with fear, anger and confusion. Anxiety and depression often follow. Our personal lives suffer. There is no overstating its impact.
Since an ethics complaint may be the most dramatic event in our professional universe—eclipsing in impact even malpractice suits or wrongful termination—it is ironic that the affected attorneys are so often reluctant to retain legal counsel. One would think that any lawyer with a license-endangering problem would immediately seek the advice, if not the assistance, of a colleague. One would think that lawyers, who understand better than anyone the advantages of having counsel, would be quick to “lawyer up.” One would think so.
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