Legal Malpractice HelpHere's a list of addresses and phone numbers of organizations offering legal malpractice help and assistance in the United States.Legal malpractice occurs when a client is harmed as a result of the failure to render competent legal service by the hired attorney. To be successful in a legal malpractice case against your attorney, you have to generally prove:
These are some forms of legal malpractice:LAWYER PROGRAMSThese lawyer programs are often affiliated with the state bar associations and can take disciplinary actions against the attorney such as: reprimand, dismissals, suspensions and disbarment. Attorney Grievance Program will help resolve ethical complaints LEGAL MALPRACTICE HELP IN USAEvery state has an agency that offer legal malpractice help. The agency investigates ethical, billing and theft complaints against lawyers and law firms. ALABAMA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds ALASKA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds ARIZONA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Southern Regional Office/Tucson320 South Convent Tucson, Arizona 85701-2215 Phone: 520-623-9944 Fax: 520-623-9974 ARKANSAS Legal Malpractice Help, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds CALIFORNIA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds San Francisco (Main Office) Los Angeles Fee Arbitration and Fee Agreement Forms 415-538-2020 Complaints Against Attorneys 800-843-9053 (in California) 213-765-1200 California Rules of Professional Conduct and State Bar Act (Publication 250) 415-538-2112 COLORADO Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds CONNECTICUT Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds DELAWARE Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds The District of Columbia Bar 1250 H Street NW, 6th floor Washington, DC 20005-5937 Phone: 202-737-4700 1016 16th Street, NW Suite 101 Washington, DC 20036 Phone (202) 223-6600 Fax (202) 293-3388 FLORIDA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds GEORGIA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Tifton Office 244 E. Second St. (31794) P.O. Box 1390 Tifton, Georgia 31793-1390 (229) 387-0446/0455 (800) 330-0446 FAX: (229) 382-7435 Attorney Discipline (800) 334-6865 ext. 720 or (404) 527-8720 ETHICS Helpline (800) 682-9806 or (404) 527-8741 Lawyer Assistance Program (800) 327-9631 Unauthorized Practice of Law (404) 527-8743 Professionalism (404) 225-5040 Fee Arbitration (404) 527-8750 HAWAII Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds IDAHO Legal Malpractice Help, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds ILLINOIS Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Illinois Bar Center 424 S. Second Street Springfield, IL 62701-1779 (217) 525-1760 (800) 252-8908 INDIANA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds IOWA Legal Malpractice Help, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds KANSAS Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds KENTUCKY Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds LOUISIANA Legal Malpractice Help, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds MAINE Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Mailing Address: Maine Bar Association PO Box 788 Augusta, ME 04332-0788 MARYLAND Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds MASSACHUSETTS Legal Malpractice Help, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Massachusetts Bar Association 73 State St. Springfield, MA 01103 (413) 731-5134 MICHIGAN Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Ethics Hotline (lawyers only) (877) 558-4760 MINNESOTA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds MISSISSIPPI Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Post Office Box 2168 Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2168Phone: 601-948-4471 Fax Number: 601-355-8635 Disciplinary Matters: Selena Lofton, (601) 948-0568 Fee Disputes: Michelle Denton, (601) 948-4471 ext. 234 MISSOURI Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds MONTANA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds NEBRASKA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds NEVADA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds State Bar of Nevada Attn: Discipline Department 9456 Double R Blvd. Suite B, Reno, NV 89521 Phone: (775) 329-4100 NEW HAMPSHIRE Legal Malpractice Help, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds NEW JERSEY Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds NEW MEXICO Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds MAILING ADDRESS: Post Office Box 1809, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103-1809 The Disciplinary Board is an agency of the Supreme Court of New Mexico. The purpose of the Board is to look into complaints about attorneys licensed in the state of New Mexico to determine whether the attorney has violated the Rules of Professional Conduct, which are part of the New Mexico Statutes. NEW YORK Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds The Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection 119 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 11210, Toll-Free: 1-800-442-FUND. Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program Phone: 877-FEES-137 (877-333-7137) GRIEVANCE COMMITTEES: Kings, Queens and Richmond Counties: Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts Renaissance Plaza 335 Adams Street, Suite 2400 Brooklyn, NY 11201-3745 (718) 923-6300 Committee on Professional Standards 40 Steuben Street Albany, NY 12207 (518) 474-8816. Warren and Washington Counties: Albany, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Madison, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Grievance Committee for the Eighth Judicial District438 Main Street Suite 800 Buffalo, NY 14202-3212 (716) 845-3630. Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genessee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming Counties. Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District 150 Motor Parkway, Suite 102 Hauppauge, NY 11788 (631) 231-3775. Nassau and Suffolk Counties Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Department 61 Broadway, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10006 (212) 401-0800. New York and Bronx Counties. Grievance Committee for the Seventh Judicial District Atttorney Grievance Committee 50 East Avenue, Suite 404 Rochester, NY 14604-2206 (585) 530-3180 Fax: (585) 530-3191. Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Counties. Grievance Committee for the Fifth Judicial District 224 Harrison Street Suite 408 Syracuse, NY 13202 315-471-1835. Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego Counties. Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 200 White Plains, NY 10603 (914) 949-4540. Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties. NORTH CAROLINA Legal Malpractice Help, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds NORTH DAKOTA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Inquiry Committee investigates complaints against attorneys and recommend disciplinary action as part of the Supreme Court's disciplinary process. Bismarck 2009 701-223-6400 OHIO Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Mailing Address: P.O. Box 16562 Columbus, Ohio 43216-6562 OKLAHOMA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds PENNSYLVANIA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds RHODE ISLAND Legal Malpractice Help, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds SOUTH CAROLINA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Lawyers Fund for Client Protection P.O. Box 87 Greenville, SC 29602 Phone: (864) 240-2433 Fax: (864) 240-2475 Fee Disputes P.O. Box 1385Lexington, SC 29071 Phone: (803) 359-4559 Fax: (803) 957-8902 SOUTH DAKOTA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Disciplinary Board c/o State Bar of South Dakota222 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 TENNESSEE Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Board of Professional Responsibility Oaks Office Tower, Suite 730 1101 Kermit Drive Nashville, TN 37217 615-361-7500 or 800-486-5714 TEXAS Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Grievance Information - fee disputes: (800) 932-1900 UTAH Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds VERMONT Legal Malpractice Help, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds VIRGINIA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds WASHINGTON Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Office of Disciplinary Counsel: (206) 727-8207 / (206) 727-8325 Fax WEST VIRGINIA Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL2008 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV 25311 Phone: 304/558-7999 Fax: 304/558-4015 WISCONSIN Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds State Bar's ethics Phone: (608) 250-6168 or (800) 444-9404, ext. 6168 WYOMING Attorney Grievance, Fee Arbitration and Client Security Trust Funds Return from Legal Malpractice Help to Home page.
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