Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 30, 2010
Order in the Courtroom!
Problematic lawyers are often well known to the bench and bar. Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office discusses how to keep bad courtroom behavior in check.
Wendy L. Patrick
Wendy is a California lawyer, past chair and advisor of the California State Bar Ethics Committee (Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct), and past chair of the San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee. Any opinions expressed here are her own, and do not reflect that of her employer. This article does not constitute legal advice.
Many judges have faced the unpleasant and disconcerting dilemma of deciding how to handle the obnoxious litigant - the disrespectful lawyer who repeatedly fails to conduct himself or herself with the decorum and professionalism expected from an officer of the court. Some of the judges reading this article have probably already conjured up a visual image of someone who came immediately to mind, as these problematic lawyers are often well known to the bench and bar. Some of them have had r...
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