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Law Office Management
Jul. 2, 2011
A Jump in Disbarments and Suspensions
| Received Complaints Grievances about attorneys received by the OCTC |
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| 2008 | 13,585 | |||
| 2009 | 17,103 | |||
| 2010 | 17,904 | |||
| Filed Charges Cases in which the OCTC filed formal charges against attorneys |
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| 2008 | 644 | |||
| 2009 | 559 | |||
| 2010 | 1,209 | |||
| Disciplinary Actions Number and type of formal disciplinary outcomes against attorneys |
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| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
| Disbarments | 57 | 71 | 128 | |
| Suspensions | 245 | 255 | 444 | |
| All other actions | 167 | 250 | 217 | |
| Client Restitution Number of applications and total reimbursement requested from the Client Security Fund |
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| 2008 | 825 | $11,290,084 | ||
| 2009 | 3,028 | $19,469,661 | ||
| 2010 | 3,875 | $23,231,936 | ||
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Kari Santos
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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