Thomas Watkins predicts that today's young lawyers will have at least two grievance complaints filed against them during their career. Watkins says individuals other than legal clients are tapping into the system. "... A number of people are starting to use the grievance process as a way to get something they want to achieve" from a lawyer, says Watkins, who is a member of the Commission for Lawyer Discipline. Since the current system went into effect in 1992, the number of lawyers sanctioned has exploded.
June 07, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Thomas Watkins has some sobering news for young lawyers. He believes every one of them will have at least two grievance complaints filed against them during their career.
Watkins, a partner in Austin’s Hilgers & Watkins, says individuals other than legal clients are tapping into the system.
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