Focus on Ethics & Civility

• Jurisdiction: Utah,United States
• Citation: Vol. 34 No. 3 Pg. 46
• Pages: 46
• Publication year: 2021

Focus on Ethics & CivilityNo. Vol. 34 No. 3 Pg. 46Utah Bar JournalJune, 2021

May, 2021

Lawyer Discipline Process

by Adam M. Pace and Keith A. Call

Letter from the Utah Office of Professional Conduct

Dear [insert your name here]:

This is to notify you that the Office of Professional Conduct (OPC) has received information concerning your conduct as a lawyer. A copy of the information is enclosed. We recognize that having our office involved in matters such as this can be inconvenient and unsettling. Although the information received does not constitute a Bar complaint, the OPC has a duty to screen all information coming to its attention that may relate to misconduct of an attorney. We will undertake an investigation of this matter and will either open an OPC informal complaint or decline to prosecute the matter.

Sincerely, Office of Professional Conduct

Inconvenient and unsettling? That’s the understatement of the year. Your initial reaction to receiving a letter like this might include going straight to the restroom, losing several nights’ sleep, and becoming functionally incapacitated for a time. But then what are you going to do? We will help you understand the process.

The attorney discipline process is governed by the Rules of Lawyer Discipline, Disability, and...