Attorney discipline statistics in Texas over the past 10 years show a grievance system that’s surprisingly flat, despite steady increases in the state’s lawyer population.

The number of complaints that ended in sanctions climbed and dipped over the decade with no clear trend but always stayed in the range 400 to 600 per year. The number of sanctions is lower because one attorney might have multiple complaints resolved with one sanction.

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