Reduction In Ethics Complaints Against Maryland Personal Injury Lawyers
The Daily Record reports that ethical complaints made against all Maryland lawyers dropped 24 percent in the last six months of 2008 as opposed to the same period in the preceding year.
More specifically, the complaints against Maryland personal injury lawyers dropped from 48 the year before to 37 for 2008. Keeping in mind that I graduated from a liberal arts college, my math says that is a 33 percent drop.
That is refreshing to see. I am a big proponent of continuing legal education and participation in professional associations because I think raising the skill level of the plaintiff's bar as a whole is good for our profession and our clients. I think every Maryland personal injury lawyer should be a member of the Maryland Association for Justice, and should regularly attend continuing education programs.
Hopefully the recent drop in ethical complaints is a trend that will continue. Even though the article points out that those numbers are preliminary results, I think this is a good sign.
