North Carolina State Bar

Necessary Reform or Blurring Transparency: A Look into The New State Bar Review Committee

April 1, 2024

An essential aspect of the State Bar’s grievance process is the transparency it provides for the public. Limiting public access to disciplinary actions against lawyers diminishes that transparency and may even be said to go against the purpose of the State Bar to protect the public and maintain the integrity of our profession. If a prospective client is trying to find an attorney, they should be able to see that attorney’s discipline record regardless of the severity of it. [...]

Racial Justice Act Case Attorneys Admonished But Not Further Disciplined for Actions in Presenting Misleading Affidavits

September 28, 2015

The North Carolina State Bar ruled that Gretchen Engel, an attorney who participated in the first case heard under the Racial Justice Act, did not violate the Rules of Processional Conduct for attorneys. A complaint was filed anonymously against Engel charging her with providing inaccurate information to the judge presiding over the case. The disciplinary panel of the State Bar found that Engel did not violate the Rules of Professional Conduct in her conduct, but did find that there was a [...]

LegalZoom Challenges the North Carolina State Bar’s Decision to Not Approve Their Prepaid Legal Services

June 22, 2015

LegalZoom sues the North Carolina State Bar in an antitrust lawsuit for refusing to register it’sits do-it-yourself legal documents as prepaid legal plans marketed to individuals and small business in North Carolina. [...]