The ABA Survey on Lawyer Discipline Systems questionnaire for 2004 was sent to 56 lawyer disciplinary agencies. All 56 agencies responded to the questionnaire. Medians and averages of various categories are shown where potentially meaningful. In most instances, averages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

The 2004 Survey consists of eight charts arranged alphabetically by jurisdiction, with footnotes if clarification of data is necessary. In some instances exact figures were not available. Therefore, approximate figures were provided. The abbreviation "N/A" means that the data was not available or applicable. These charts were compiled from statistics reported to the ABA by the various jurisdictions. Please contact the specific jurisdiction if you have further inquiries. For information regarding how to contact the jurisdictions, please consult the ABA Directory of Lawyer Disciplinary Agencies at http://www.abanet.org/cpr/regulation/scpd/disciplinary.html.

The following jurisdictions indicated they have fiscal years rather than calendar years: Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York 2nd Jud. Dept. 9th District, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Questions regarding the Survey should be addressed to Ellyn S. Rosen, Associate Regulation Counsel (312) 988-5311 or Darshana T. Lele, National Lawyer Regulatory Data Bank Attorney (312) 988-5299, ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610-4714.

Standing Committee on Professional Discipline

SOLD Survey Results: 2004

The information contained in the Survey on Lawyer Discipline Systems is not intended to constitute a comprehensive overview of each jurisdiction's lawyer discipline system, but is a snapshot of data. Where possible, footnotes have been included to address variations in the manner in which jurisdictions operate and maintain statistics. If you have any questions regarding a particular jurisdiction's responses to the Survey, please contact the chief disciplinary counsel for that agency. You may find the contact information for the lawyer disciplinary agencies by accessing our Directory of Lawyer Disciplinary Agencies at http://www.abanet.org/cpr/regulation/scpd/disciplinary.html.