A Public View of Attorney Discipline in Florida: Statistics, Commentary, and Analysis of Disciplinary Actions against Licensed Attorneys in the State of Florida From 1988-2002

Authors

Debra CurtisFollow
Billie Jo Kaufman, American University, Washington College of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2004

Abstract

This article is intended to serve as a commentary and analysis of a public-eye view of disciplinary actions taken against licensed attorneys in the State of Florida during the past 15 years. The idea for this statistical review arose in 2002, prompted by discussions regarding self-regulation of various professions following the many corporate scandals then playing out in the headlines. Through these discussions, Professors Curtis and Kaufman developed the idea of looking at empirical data--from the Florida Bar to determine how the disciplinary system treated Florida lawyers.

Publication Title

Nova Law Review

First Page

669

NSUWorks Citation

Debra Curtis and Billie Jo Kaufman, A Public View of Attorney Discipline in Florida: Statistics, Commentary, and Analysis of Disciplinary Actions against Licensed Attorneys in the State of Florida From 1988-2002, 28 Nova Law Review 669 (2004),
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/law_facarticles/423