Ethics and Legal Malpractice
There is nothing more serious to a lawyer than an ethics or professional misconduct charge. A temporary or permanent suspension of your license to practice law could lead to a total loss of your income and leave you with a tarnished reputation that makes it difficult to continue practicing or move into another field. While many lawyers attempt to represent themselves, remember the old adage that “the man who represents himself has a fool for a client.”
All lawyers are charged with knowing and complying with the ethics rules, but there’s a good chance that it was a lack of understanding or even a client misunderstanding that led to the charges. In the case of an honest error or a malpractice claim that does not specifically allege any ethics violations, the case may turn on small nuances in previous decisions by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission or the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation or related court cases.
To best protect your practice and your reputation, engage representation that has over a decade of experience representing attorney clients before OLR and defending malpractice claims in civil court. Nate Cade has represented clients in all forms of attorney dispute resolutions including hearings, trials, mediation, and arbitration. In addition to this experience, Nate has served on the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility as well as chairing the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Standing Committee on Professional Ethics.
If you’re in Wisconsin or Illinois and need a lawyer to represent you before the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission or the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation, contact our office today.
All lawyers are charged with knowing and complying with the ethics rules, but there’s a good chance that it was a lack of understanding or even a client misunderstanding that led to the charges. In the case of an honest error or a malpractice claim that does not specifically allege any ethics violations, the case may turn on small nuances in previous decisions by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission or the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation or related court cases.
To best protect your practice and your reputation, engage representation that has over a decade of experience representing attorney clients before OLR and defending malpractice claims in civil court. Nate Cade has represented clients in all forms of attorney dispute resolutions including hearings, trials, mediation, and arbitration. In addition to this experience, Nate has served on the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility as well as chairing the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Standing Committee on Professional Ethics.
If you’re in Wisconsin or Illinois and need a lawyer to represent you before the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission or the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation, contact our office today.