Statement Regarding Calls to Sanction Texas Attorneys
When a Texas-licensed lawyer is subject to public controversy, it is common for people to call for the State Bar of Texas to quickly disbar or otherwise sanction the lawyer—or to comment on the attorney’s case. Under Texas state law, the attorney disciplinary system is a deliberative process with checks and balances designed to protect Texans from unethical attorneys while ensuring due process for lawyers accused of wrongdoing. As such, the State Bar of Texas is never able to immediately discipline an attorney, but instead proceeds deliberately through the process with s...