Annotated Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions, Second Edition

by Center for Professional Responsibility

For lawyer discipline to be truly effective, sanctions must be based on clearly developed standards. Inappropriate sanctions can undermine the goals of lawyer discipline: sanctions which are too lenient fail to adequately deter misconduct and thus lower public confidence in the profession; sanctions which are too onerous may impair confidence in the system and deter lawyers from reporting ethical violations on the part of other lawyers. Inconsistent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641053836
• ISBN13: 9781641053839
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: American Bar Association
• Length: 660 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"