A Jacksonville Bar Association panel discussed what happens when a complaint related to ethics or professional conduct is made against an attorney.
Fourth Judicial Circuit Judge Waddell Wallace, chair of the JBA Professionalism Committee, moderated the March 29 panel discussion that included Jacksonville attorneys and Florida Bar board of governors members Braxton Gillam and Michael Fox Orr and Jim Fisher, Bar counsel for The Florida Bar.
Gillam said when there’s a complaint against an attorney by a client, another lawyer or a judge, it is reviewed initially by the Attorney Consumer Assistance Program.
If the complaint warrants further action, it is sent to a Circuit Grievance Committee in the circuit where the attorney practices.