Consultation on Minnesota lawyer discipline system
Date postedMarch 1, 2023
The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Profession Regulation has produced a consultation report, as requested by th Minnesota Supreme Court, making 25 reccomendations about Minnesota's lawyer discipline system. This analysis of the comments received highlights the following areas:
- fully implementing the report's recommendations would require new staff, technology and training for which the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility does not have a budget
- adoption of an alterntive to discipline program received consensus agreement
- conversion of the adminition appeal process to a public appeal was opposed
- moving the advisory opinion service from the OLPR to the Bar was opposed
The following reccomendations received comments of mixed opinion:
- eliminating designated appointments to the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board by the Minnesota State Bar Association
- sunsetting the District Ethics Committees, volunteers who conduct investigations
- streamlining reinstatement hearings proceedings
- various structural and procedural recommendations