Lawyer Disciplinary Agencies Directory

ALABAMA J. Anthony McLain, General Counsel Alabama State Bar Center for Professional Responsibilty 415 Dexter Avenue P.O. Box 671 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 205/269-1515 Fax: 205/261-6311 ALASKA Stephen J. Van Goor, Bar Counsel Alaska Bar Association 510 L Street, Suite 602 P.O. Box 100279 Anchorage, AK 99510-0279 Phone: 907/272-7469 Fax: 907/272-2932 ARKANSAS James A. Neal, Executive Director Supreme Court of Arkansas Committee on Professional Conduct Justice Building 625 Marshall Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501/376-0313 Fax: 501/374-1853 ARIZONA Margaret H. Downie, Chief Bar Counsel State Bar of Arizona 111 W. Monroe #1800 Phoenix, AZ 85003-1742 Phone: 602/340-7241 Fax: 602/271-4930 CALIFORNIA Judy Johnson, Chief Trial Counsel State Bar of California Office of the Chief Trial Counsel 1149 S. Hill Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90015 Phone: 213/765-1000 Fax: 213/765-1029 San Francisco Office Francis P. Bassios Deputy Chief Trial Counsel 555 Franklin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: 415/561-8200 Fax: 415/561-8214 COLORADO Linda D. Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel Colorado Supreme Court Office of the Disciplinary Counsel Dominion Plaza Building 600 17th Street, Suite 510 South Denver, CO 80202-5435 Phone: 303/893-8123 Fax: 303/893-5302 CONNECTICUT Daniel B. Horwitch, Bar Counsel Statewide Grievance Committee Second Floor, Suite Two 287 Main Street East Hartford, CT 06118-1885 Phone: 203/568-5157 DELAWARE David Curtis Glebe, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Delaware Office of Disciplinary Counsel 200 West Ninth Street, Suite 300-A P.O. Box 472 Wilmington, DE 19899 Phone: 302/571-8703 Fax: 302/571-9433 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Leonard H. Becker, Bar Counsel District Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Rm 127 Washington, D.C. 20001-2797 Phone: 202/638-1501 Fax: 202/638-0862 FLORIDA John T. Berry The Florida Bar 650 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300 Phone: 904/561-5600 800/874-0005 (Out-of-state) 800/342-8060 (In-state) Fax: 904/561-5665 GEORGIA William P. Smith, III, General Counsel State Bar of Georgia 800 The Hurt Building 50 Hurt Plaza Atlanta, GA 30303-2934 Phone: 404/527-8720 Fax: 404/527-8717 HAWAII Carole R. Richelieu, Acting Chief Disciplinary Counsel Supreme Court of Hawaii Office of Disciplinary Counsel 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 600 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: 808/521-4591 Fax: 808/545-2719 IDAHO Michael J. Oths, Bar Counsel Idaho State Bar P.O. Box 895 525 West Jefferson Boise, ID 83701-0895 Phone: 208/334-4500 Fax: 208/334-4515 ILLINOIS Mary T. Robinson, Administrator Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission One Prudential Plaza, Suites 1100 and 1500 130 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312/565-2600 Fax: 312/565-2320 INDIANA Donald R. Lundberg, Executive Secretary Indiana Supreme Court Disc. Commission 1150 West Washington Street #1060 Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417 Phone: 317/232-1807 Fax: 317/233-0261 IOWA Norman G. Bastemeyer, Ethics Administrator Iowa State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct 521 East Locust Street, 3rd Floor Des Moines, IA 50309-1939 Phone: 515/243-0027 Fax: 515/243-2511 KANSAS Mark F. Anderson, Disciplinary Administrator Supreme Court of Kansas Kansas Judicial Center 3706 SW Topeka Blvd., #100 Topeka, KS 66609 Phone: 913/296-2486 Fax: 913/296-6049 KENTUCKY Barbara S. Rea, Chief Bar Counsel Kentucky Bar Association Kentucky Bar Center 514 West Main Street Frankfort, KY 40601-1883 Phone: 502/564-3795 Fax: 502/564-3225 LOUISIANA Charles B. Plattsmier, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Louisiana State Bar Association Office of the Disciplinary Counsel 4000 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. Suite 607 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Phone: 504/293-3900 Fax: 504/293-3300 MAINE J. Scott Davis, Bar Counsel Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar 97 Winthrop Street P.O. Box 1820 Augusta, ME 04332-1820 Phone: 207/623-1121 Fax: 207/623-4175 MARYLAND Melvin Hirshman, Bar Counsel Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland 100 Community Place, Suite 3301 Crownsville, MD 21032-2027 Phone: 410/524-7051 Fax: 410/987-4690 MASSACHUSETTS Arnold Rosenfeld, Bar Counsel Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Office of the Bar Counsel 75 Federal Street, 7th Floor Boston, MA 02110 Phone: 617/357-1860 Fax: 617/357-1872 MICHIGAN Philip J. Thomas, Grievance Administrator Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission Marquette Building, Suite 256 243 West Congress Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: 313/961-6585 Fax: 313/961-5819 MINNESOTA Marcia A. Johnson, Director Minnesota Office of Professional Responsibility 25 Constitution Avenue, Suite 105 St. Paul, MN 55155-1500 Phone: 612/296-3952 Out of State: 800/657-3601 Fax: 612/297-5801 MISSISSIPPI Michael B. Martz, General Counsel Mississippi State Bar 643 North State Street P.O. Box 2168 Jackson, MS 39225-2168 Phone: 601/948-4471 Fax: 601/355-8635 MISSOURI John E. Howe, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Missouri Supreme Court Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel 3335 America Avenue Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: 314/635-7400 Fax: 314635-2240 MONTANA Betsy Brandborg, Bar Counsel State Bar of Montana P.O. Box 577 Helena, MT 59624 Phone: 406/442-7660 Fax: 406/442-7763 NEBRASKA Dennis G. Carlson, Counsel for Discipline Nebraska State Bar Association P.O. Box 81809 Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: 402/475-7091 Fax: 402/475-7098 NEVADA Cathie Olendorff, Bar Counsel State Bar of Nevada 201 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89101-6579 Phone: 702/382-2200 Fax: 702/385-2878 NEW HAMPSHIRE James L. DeHart, Administrator New Hampshire Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee 4 Park Street, Suite 304 Concord, NH 03301 Phone: 603/224-5828 NEW JERSEY David E. Johnson, Jr., Director Office of Attorney Ethics Supreme Court of New Jersey RJ Hughes Justice Complex, CN-963 25 West Market Street Trenton, NJ 08625 Phone: 609/292-8750 Fax: 609/984-3337 NEW MEXICO Virginia L. Ferrara, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of New Mexico 400 Gold S.W., Suite 800 Albuquerque, NM 87102-3261 Phone: 505/842-5781 Fax: 505/766-6833 NEW YORK New York City --- 1st Dept. Hal R. Lieberman, Chief Counsel First Judicial Department Departmental Disciplinary Committee 41 Madison Ave., 39th Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212/401-0800 Fax: 212/545-8981 New York City --- 2nd Dept. Robert H. Straus, Chief Counsel Second Judicial Department 2nd & 11th Judicial District Griev. Committees Municipal Building - 12th Floor 210 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 718/624-7851 Fax: 718/543-9828 New York State --- 2nd Dept. Gary L. Casella, Chief Counsel Second Judicial Department 9th Judicial District Grievance Committee Crosswest Office Center, Suite 200 399 Knollwood Road White Plains, NY 10603 Phone: 914/949-4540 Fax: 914/949-0997 New York State --- 2nd Dept. Frank A. Finnerty, Jr., Chief Counsel New York State Grievance Committee 10th Judicial District -- Second Department 6900 Jericho Turnpike Suite LL-102 Syosset, NY 11791 Phone: 516/364-7344 Fax: 516/364-7355 New York State --- 3rd Dept. Mark S. Ochs, Chief Attorney Third Judicial Department Committee on Professional Standards Alfred E. Smith Office Bldg., 22nd Floor P.O. Box 7013 Capitol Station Annex Albany, NY 12225-0013 Phone: 518/474-8816 Fax: 518/474-0389 New York State --- 4th Dept. --- 5th Dist. Gerard M. LaRusso, Chief Counsel Paul J. Ginnelly, Principal Counsel Fourth Judicial Department 5th District Grievance Committee 465 South Salina Street, Suite 106 Syracuse, NY 13202 Phone: 315/471-1835 Fax: 315/479-0123 New York State --- 4th Dept. --- 7th Dist. Gerard M. LaRusso, Chief Counsel Daniel A. Drake, Principal Counsel Fourth Judicial Department 7th District Grievance Committee 1002 Union Trust Building 19 West Main Street Rochester, NY 14614 Phone: 716/546-8340 Fax: 716/546-6676 New York State --- 4th Dept. --- 8th Dist. Gerard M. LaRusso, Chief Counsel Vincent L. Scarsella, Principal Counsel Fourth Judicial Department 8th District Grievance Committee 1036 Ellicott Square Bldg. Buffalo, NY 14203 Phone: 716/858-1190 Fax: 716/856-2701 NORTH CAROLINA Carolin D. Bakewell, Counsel North Carolina State Bar 208 Fayetteville St. Mall P.O. Box 25908 Raleigh, NC 27611 Phone: 919/828-4620 Fax: 919/821-9168 NORTH DAKOTA Vivian E. Berg, Disciplinary Counsel Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of North Dakota Post Office Box 2297 Bismarck, ND 58502-2297 Phone: 701/224-3925 Fax: 701/328-3964 OHIO Geoffrey Stern, Disciplinary Counsel Office of the Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio 175 South 3rd St., Suite 280 Columbus, OH 43215-5134 Phone: 614/461-0256 Fax: 614/461-7205 In Akron (Summit County only) Susan Lengal, Executive Director Akron Bar Association 90 South High Street Akron, OH 44308 Phone: 216/253-5007 Fax: 216/253-2140 In Cincinnati (Hamilton County) Edwin W. Patterson III, Bar Counsel Cincinnati Bar Association 35 East 7th Street, Suite 800 Cincinnati, OH 45202-2411 Phone: 513/381-8213 Fax: 513/381-0528 In Cleveland (Cuyahoga County) Randy Orr, Executive Director Cleveland Bar Association 113 St. Clair Ave., N.E., 2nd Fl. Cleveland, OH 44114-1253 Phone: 216/696-3525 Fax: 216/696-2413 In Columbus (Franklin County) Bruce A. Campbell, Bar Counsel Columbus Bar Association 175 S. Third Street Columbus, OH 43215-5193 Phone: 614/225-6053 Fax: 614/221-4850 In Dayton (Montgomery County) Bernard L. Raverty, Executive Director Dayton Bar Association 600 One First National Plaza Dayton, OH 45402-1501 Phone: 513/222-7902 Fax: 513/222-1308 In Toledo (Lucas County) Susan Martin, Executive Director The Toledo Bar Association 311 N. Superior Street Toledo, OH 43604 Phone: 419/242-9363 Fax: 419/242-3614 OKLAHOMA Dan Murdock, General Counsel Oklahoma State Bar Association 1901 North Lincoln Boulevard P.O. Box 53036 Oklahoma City, OK 73152 Phone: 405/524-2365 Fax: 405/524-1115 OREGON Jeffrey D. Sapiro, Disciplinary Counsel Oregon State Bar P.O. Box 1689 5200 S.W. Meadows Road Lake Oswego, OR 97035-0889 Phone: 503/620-0222 Fax: 503/684-1366 PENNSYLVANIA John L. Doherty, Chief Disciplinary Counsel The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Union Trust Building, Suite 400 501 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4407 Phone: 412/565-3173 Fax: 412/565-7833 RHODE ISLAND David M. Curtin, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island Fogarty Judicial Annex 24 Weybasset Street Providence, RI 02903 Phone: 401/277-3270 Fax: 401/277-1191 SOUTH CAROLINA Barbara W. Hinson, Administrative Assistant South Carolina Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline P.O. Box 11330 Columbia, SC 29211 Phone: 803/734-2038 SOUTH DAKOTA Lawrence J. Zastrow, Counsel 222 E. Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-2596 Phone: 605/224-7554 Fax: 605/224-0282 TENNESSEE Lance B. Bracy, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee The Oaks Tower, Suite 730 1101 Kermit Drive Nashville, TN 37217 Phone: 615/361-7500 Fax: 615/367-2480 TEXAS Steve Young, General Counsel State Bar of Texas P.O. Box 12487 Austin, TX 78711 Phone: 1-800-204-2222 Fax: 512/477-4607 UTAH Stephen R. Cochell, Bar Counsel Utah State Bar 645 South 200 East Salt Lake City, UT 84111 801/531-9110 Fax: 801/531-0660 VERMONT Shelley A. Hill, General Counsel Professional Conduct Board of the Supreme Court of Vermont Office of Bar Counsel 59 Elm Street Montepelier, VT 05602 Phone: 802/828-3368 Fax: 802/828-3717 VIRGINIA Michael L. Rigsby, Bar Counsel Virginia State Bar Eighth and Main Building 707 East Main Street, Suite 1500 Richmond, VA 23219-2803 Phone: 804/775-0500 Fax: 804/775-0501 WASHINGTON Barrie Althoff, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Washington State Bar Association 500 Westin Building 2001 Sixth Avenue Seattle, WA 98121-2599 Phone: 206/727-8207 Fax: 206/727-8320 WEST VIRGINIA Sherri D. Goodman, Chief Disciplinary Counsel West Virginia State Bar 210 Dickinson St. Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304/558-7999 Fax: 304/558-0831 WISCONSIN Gerald C. Sternberg, Administrator Wisconsin Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility Suite 410, Tenney Building 110 East Main Street Madison, WI 53703-3383 Phone: 608/267-7274 Fax: 608/267-1959 WYOMING Randal R. Arp, Bar Counsel Wyoming State Bar P.O. Box 109 Cheyenne, WY 82003-0109 Phone: 307/632-9061 Fax: 307/632-3737 AMERICAN SAMOA Roy J.D. Hall, Jr., Counsel American Samoa Bar Association P.O. Box 2509 Pago Pago, AS 96799 Phone: 011/684-688-1818 Fax: 011/684-688-1821 GUAM David J. Highsmith, Trial Counsel Guam Bar Ethics Committee 134 Chalan Santo Papa Suite 204 Agana, Guam 96910 PUERTO RICO Antonio Arraiza Miranda, President Comision de Etica Profesional Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico Apartado 1900 San Juan, PR 00902 Phone: 809/721-3358 or 723-6984 Fax: 809/725-0330 Lcdo. Francisco R. Agrait-Llado, Secretary Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico Apartado 2392 San Jaun, PR 00903 Phone: 809/723-6033 Carlos Lugo-Fiol, Solicitor General Department of Justice Office of the Solicitor General Box 192 San Juan, PR 00902 Phone: 809/724-2165 Fax: 809/724-3380 U. S. AIR FORCE Major General Nolan Sklute, Counsel The Judge Advocate General HQ-USAF/JA 1420 Airforce Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20330-1420 Phone: 703/614-5732 Fax: 703/614-8894 U.S. ARMY Colonel Marshall M. Kaplan DA Standards of Conduct Office ATTN: DAJA-SC, Room 2D439 2200 Army Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20310-2200 Phone: 703/697-0921 Fax: 703/614-5795 U.S. CANAL ZONE Betty H. Olchin, Counsel Grievances and Ethics Committee Canal Zone Bar Association Drawer 3665 Balboa CANAL ZONE U.S. COAST GUARD Rear Admiral John E. Shkor Commandant (GL) U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D.C. 20593-0001 Phone: 202/267-1617 Fax: 202/267-4163 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Michael E. Shaheen, Jr. Office of Professional Responsibility U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Phone: 202/514-3365 Fax: 202/514-5050 U.S. MARINES Brigadier General Michael C. Wholley USMC Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps Washington, D.C. 20380-1775 Phone: 703/737-1853 Fax: 703/695-5111 U.S. NAVY Director Military Pers'l Division (Code 61) OJAG Department of the Navy 200 Stovall Street Alexandria, VA 22332 Phone: 703/325-5830 Fax: 703/325-9152 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Rhys S. Hodge, Chairman Virgin Islands Bar Association P.O. Box 6520 St. Thomas, VI 00801 Phone: 809/774-6490 Fax: 809/774-1946 CANADA Gavin MacKenzie, Senior Counsel-Discipline Law Society of Upper Canada Osgoode Hall 130 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 2N6 Phone: 416/947-3469 Fax: 416/947-3927 Bryan F. Ralph, Secretary The Law Society of British Columbia 800-845 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 4Z9 Phone: 604/669-2533 Fax: 604/669-5232 ENGLAND Veronica A. Lowe Solicitors Complaints Bureau Victoria House 8 Dormer Place Leamington SPA CV 32 5AE Phone: 092-682-0082 Fax: 092-643-1435 FRANCE Mr. Bernard Vatier Paris Bar Association 11, Place Dauphine 75053 Paris Louvre RP-SP FRANCE Phone: (33) 01-44-32-48--48 Fax: (33) 01-46-34-77-65 ----- Compiled from material by the American Bar Association's Center for Professional Responsibility