New Jersey Ethics Violation Lawyers

Experienced Legal Malpractice Lawyers Protect the Rights of Clients Harmed by Legal Ethics Violations Across New Jersey

Choosing a lawyer to protect your interests is always a difficult undertaking.  Most clients have little experience navigating the legal system and rely heavily on their lawyer for guidance.  You have to trust your lawyer with detailed personal information, as well as your future financial wellbeing—and even your freedom, in criminal cases. 

When your lawyer violates that trust by committing an ethics violation, New Jersey law gives you the legal right to hold that lawyer accountable.  At Team Law, our respected legal malpractice lawyers have a collective 60-plus years’ worth of experience advocating for clients who have been hurt by their lawyer’s misconduct. 

Not only can your lawyer be disbarred for certain ethics violations in New Jersey, but you may have the right to financial compensation or a refund of your fees.  Our lawyers have high standards for our professional conduct—and we expect our colleagues to live up to those same standards. 

If you believe your lawyer violated the New Jersey rules of professional conduct, speak with our experienced legal malpractice lawyers today.  We can help you understand the potential remedies to hold your former lawyer accountable for his or her ethics violation.

Types of Ethics Violations that May Constitute Lawyer Malpractice Under New Jersey Law

Clients are not permitted to sue their lawyer simply because they were dissatisfied with the outcome of their case.  They must also show that the lawyer was somehow negligent in causing that bad outcome—or that a better outcome would have been possible absent the ethics violation.  A lawyer may commit an ethics violation when the lawyer:

• Has a conflict of interest that harms the client,
• Engages in improper or illegal billing practices,
• Misses a filing deadline, court appearance or other important procedural step in a case,
• Failed to communicate with the client regarding important case information,
• Exposes the client’s confidential information,
• Makes misleading or false statements to the client,
• Makes a mistake and failing to inform the client,
• Steals, misuses or co-mingles client funds,
• Fails to transfer a settlement award to the client.

To recover financial compensation for the harm you have suffered, we may sue the lawyer in civil court.  In most cases, this requires expert legal advice because we must both prove our ethics violation claim and show how it would have impacted the outcome of your underlying case.

At Team Law, we know that many clients shy away from accusing their lawyer of committing an ethics violation.  It can be intimidating to go up against a trained lawyer—and the process for holding the lawyer accountable is detailed and complex.  Our lawyers are here to help every step of the way. To learn more about our practice, call or contact our office in New Jersey today.

Seasoned Legal Malpractice Lawyers at Team Law Fight to Hold Lawyers Accountable for Ethics Violations Across New Jersey

Legal ethics are important because clients must be able to trust their lawyers.  The New Jersey legal system provides detailed procedures that can be used to discipline a lawyer who commits an ethics violation.  Possible remedies may include:

• The lawyer may be suspended from practicing law,
• Disbarment (meaning that the lawyer’s license will be permanently revoked),
• A refund of client fees,
• Financial compensation for the client who suffered harm, which can be pursued through the civil courts or may even be awarded by the investigative committee itself.

To begin the process of pursuing your right to hold a lawyer accountable in a legal ethics violation case, we can file a complaint with the Office of Attorney Ethics in New Jersey.  An investigator will be assigned to determine whether your ethics violation claim should proceed—in other words, whether we have sufficient evidence to pursue a claim against your lawyer.  This process can result in disciplinary action against the lawyer—but will not result in financial compensation. To recover financial compensation, we generally will file a separate civil lawsuit in court.

The New Jersey State Bar Association also handles certain disputes involving legal ethics violations, including ethics violations involving fee disputes.  Your lawyer may be subject to discipline and may even have to refund your fees based on the NJSBA findings.

Call Team Law’s Skilled New Jersey Legal Malpractice Lawyers to Discuss Your Legal Ethics Violation Claim Today

If you suspect that your lawyer violated the New Jersey legal ethics rules, the experienced lawyers at Team Law will help explore every alternative for taking action to hold that lawyer accountable.  You have the right to be able to trust in your lawyer’s ethics—and we are passionate about protecting that right. To schedule a free case review, you can call our office or fill out this online contact form.

Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Malpractice Claims Based on Ethics Violations in New Jersey