What agency oversees lawyers/attorneys too make sure they are practicing morally?

Question

In the state of mississippi.

Answer 1

I believe that you would contact the state Bar Association in Mississippi. They should have a committee that deals with ethical violations.

However, ethics and morals are two different things. Some "immoral" acts may not be considered unethical.

Answer 2

The Bar Association of each state will look into any attorneys actions. In your case it would be the Missouri Bar Association. The bar association will look into any criminal acts or ethical acts. Moral acts however belong to the world of churches. It has nothing to do with the law. If it is an ethical issue (Which some people call "Moral" issues), the bar will punish an attorney that has crossed over into "Unethical " practices. This category is defined by each state and they each have different punishments.

Answer 3

The state bar association of mississippi is concerned with the training and certification of attorneys in your state.

The rules of discipline can be found here:
http://www.mslawyer.com/mssc/bardiscp.html

and the specific complaint needs to be filed here:
Michael B. Martz
Mississippi State Bar
643 North State Street
P.O. Box 2168
Jackson, MS 39225-2168
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

and should take this form (or similiar)

COMPLAINT REGARDING ATTORNEY [name of attorney]
[Date]

TO: [fill in appropriate governing body]
[fill in appropriate address]
City, State, ZIP

RE: Ethics Violations By [name of attorney]


I hereby lodge an official complaint against [name of attorney] who is licensed in the State of [name of State], and is therefore subject to the [name of State] Office of Disciplinary Counsel.


Nature of the complaint:

[name of attorney] engaged in unethical behavior as detailed below:

[Detail the nature of the complaint. Be succinct and factual, do not enagage in any sarcasm or remarks of a personal nature. Offer to provide documentation or other proof upon request. You should also cite or paste in a copy of the specific guidelines that have been violated, or you can include it below.]


Date of Violation:___________________
Date Violation Discovered if different from above:________________

Answer 4

The State Bar. Direct complaints to them.

Answer 5

The State Bar Association ( http://www.msbar.org/ ).

I agree with Browneyegirl (?) Their primary concern is with ETHICS which don't always include MORALS.

Good Luck.

Answer 6

I don't think there is one. In my 50 years I have never seen a court lawyer that had any morality at all. They are all evil as sin. The only lawyers I do trust (and that's only as far as I can throw them) are contract lawyers. I've even gone to court against someone's lawyer and I beat that SOB without a lawyer of my own.

Answer 7

the State Bar Association for each state handles all of that....