Starting Aug. 1, California lawyers will be required to report other attorneys’ misconduct.
The new rule of professional conduct was approved by the state Supreme Court June 21.
The reports can be sent to either the State Bar of California, or to the county court.
The reporting attorney would be required to report if they know of credible evidence that the reported attorney engaged in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or misappropriation of funds or property that “raises a substantial question as to that lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer.” The reporting attorney would also require the reporting of acts that would be criminal in other states or
