Lawyer Regulation
Purpose of Lawyer Discipline
Purpose of
Discipline
The purposes of lawyer discipline proceedings are:
- to protect the public
- to protect the integrity of the legal system
- to ensure the administration of justice
- to deter further unethical conduct
- to rehabilitate the offending lawyer
- to deter unethical behavior by educating other lawyers and the
public.
The Bar's Lawyer Regulation Department is set up to resolve
attorney-client disputes informally and to formally investigate
serious allegations of misconduct.
The purpose of attorney discipline is to protect the public and
the administration of justice from attorneys who have not
discharged their professional duties to clients, the public, the
legal system, and the legal profession. The professional conduct of
attorneys and the discipline process is governed by Rules 41-74,
Arizona Rules of the Supreme Court.
Rules of the Arizona Supreme
Court
Rule 42,
Ariz. R. Sup. Ct.(Ethics Rules)
Pending Rule
Changes
Check this link for pending petitions for amendment to various
court rules. The original of each rule change petition is on file
with the Clerk of the Arizona Supreme Court.
Recent Rule Amendments
(adopted)
Check this
link for amendments to court rules recently adopted by the
Arizona Supreme Court.
Lawyer's Creed of
Professionalism
Read the Lawyer's
Creed of Professionalism, which was adopted the by the State
Bar Board of Governors.
Oath of Admission to the State
Bar
Each Arizona attorney takes this Oath as part of the admission process.