there wouldn’t be silly cases like this. (“Panel Halts Probe of NY Attorney
Who Disclosed Another Lawyer’s Disciplinary Record,” New York Law Journal, by John Caher, 03-10-04)
Why shouldn’t prospective clients have the right to know, e.g., that a lawyer has been disciplined for charging an outrageously excessive fee to a prior client?
See our post They’re Indisposed to Disclose Lawyer Discipline .