Types of Ethical Violations
Clients can file a complaint if they suffer any of these violations:
- Failure of communication between attorney/client
- Failure to return client’s documents
- Incompetence/ not being sufficiently prepared
- Conflicts of Interest
- Unethical financial transactions- charging excessive fees or misplacing a client’s money
- Neglect
- Commingling or breaking confidentiality
- Solicitations or misleading advertising
- Malpractice- can be proven if another professional could have completed the client’s duties without error