Complain or Report Professional Misconduct

Attorneys may file complaints with the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel against other attorneys. In addition, Rule 4-8.3 may require that an attorney report professional misconduct to the OCDC under certain circumstances. Complaints/reports must be submitted in writing to the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel by use of a downloaded complaint form or by letter. You may download and print the blank form or you may complete the “” here and then print it. At this time, the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel is not able to accept complaints/reports by e-mail.

Complaints/reports should provide the full name and address of the attorney, the nature of the legal matter, the caption of any court case involved in the representation, the name of the court where any case is pending, a detailed, factual statement of what occurred including specific complaint(s) about the attorney’s conduct, and the complainant’s/reporter’s name, address and telephone number.

If you are complaining/reporting about the conduct or more than one attorney, you should submit separate complaint forms or write out the information on separate sheets of paper.

What documentation is necessary?

Complainants should provide as much relevant documentation as possible that will be helpful in understanding the complaint. The following have been found to be helpful in evaluating complaints, although not everything listed will be available in all cases:

A complete history of the complainant’s dealings with the lawyer, including dates and purposes for which the lawyer was retained;
Copies of fee or retainer agreements;
A listing of meetings or conferences with the lawyer, including dates where possible, that are relevant to the complaint;
Copies of letters, faxes, emails and other correspondence that relate to the subject of the complaint;
Copies of pleadings and legal documents that are relevant to the subject of the complaint;
Copies of canceled checks or receipts for any payments made to the lawyer.

Complaint Forms:

Print Form
Fill-in Form and Print
(We are not able to accept complaints by e-mail at this time.)

File a complaint

Your name(Required)

First Last

Your Email(Required)

Your mailing address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Your phone number

Name of the attorney being complained about(Required)

First Last

Mailing address for attorney

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

First date of contact with attorney

Last date of contact

Does this attorney currently represent you?(Required)

Yes

Was this your attorney?(Required)

Yes

Have you filed a complaint about this attorney previously?(Required)

Yes

Did you employ the attorney?(Required)

Yes

If so, give the date of employment and the amount of money paid to the attorney.

If your complaint involves a legal proceeding, name of the Court, Case Name and Case Number (Example: Smith vs. Jones 18CC-CR00221):

Provide as much relevant documentation as possible that will help in understanding the complaint.(Required)

Documents related to complaint

Max. file size: 100 MB.