Wednesday, February 25, 2009

"Slaps on the Wrist"

Yesterday the Express-News published a letter from San Antonio attorney Edgar W. Bridges (scroll down to the second from the bottom) mentioning a February 12 article on the Diana Minella ticket mess, and calling for the State Bar of Texas to do more than administer "slaps on the wrist" to attorneys who violate the state's rules of professional conduct for lawyers:
The lack of rigorous enforcement by the State Bar results in the public painting the honest attorneys with the same brush as the dishonest ones — we're all guilty.
Does the State Bar go easy on its own when it comes to discipline? Every month, the Texas Bar Journal publishes the sanctions that lawyers receive for rules violations. Are the sanctions too light, or too harsh, or do they fit the crime?

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