Characteristics of Lawyers Who Are Subject to Complaints and Misconduct Findings

Tara Sklar; Yamna Taouk; David Studdert; Matthew Spittal; Ron Paterson; Marie Bismark

Journal article

Characteristics of Lawyers Who Are Subject to Complaints and Misconduct Findings

Tara Sklar, Yamna Taouk, David Studdert, Matthew Spittal, Ron Paterson, Marie Bismark

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies | WILEY | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1111/jels.12216

University of Melbourne Researchers

Marie Bismark Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Matthew Spittal Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Careers Of Misconduct

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner for funding this research, with particular thanks to Commissioner Michael McGarvie, Russell Daily, Maggie McNamara, Christine Bell, and Abrahim Dahdoule, for their guidance in extracting the data and interpreting the findings. We appreciate helpful comments and suggestions from David Hyman, Bill Madden, Jennifer Moore, Jordan Neyland, Christopher Robertson, Brad Wendel, Emily Taylor Poppe, Lisa Webley, and workshop participants at Melbourne Law School, New South Wales Law Society, Georgetown Law School O'Neill Institute, the 2017 Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, and the 2018 QuantLaw Conference at the University of Arizona College of Law.