Florida Bar Association Complaints Against Attorneys

The florida bar operates the attorney consumer assistance program acap for consumers who are dissatisfied or think a lawyer may have acted unethically and want to consider filing a complaint.

Florida bar association complaints against attorneys.

The florida bar accepts complaints against attorneys investigates those complaints and prosecutes attorneys who engage in unethical conduct. The florida bar accepts complaints against attorneys investigates those complaints and prosecutes attorneys who engage in unethical conduct. In most cases a board of lawyers and non lawyers will review the complaint. The disciplinary boards are often called bar associations and investigate and prosecute complaints against lawyers.

If your inquiry complaint is closed you will receive a written explanation of the reasons for the closure. If the issue remains unresolved after consulting with one of the fba s staff attorneys then submit a florida bar inquiry complaint form. Clients as well as judges and other lawyers can file complaints with the state s disciplinary board when they believe that an attorney has violated those standards. Lawyer regulation department considers whether an attorney has violated our rules of conduct and determines whether under the totality of the circumstances the florida bar will seek discipline against the attorney.

To file a complaint against a florida attorney after first trying to settle the issue with the attorney contact the florida bar association s attorney consumer assistance program at 866 352 0707.