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Jack Weiss Moderates APRL Panel About Disciplinary Proceedings

Jack Weiss Moderates APRL Panel About Disciplinary Proceedings

Jack Weiss  moderated the Respondent’s Counsel Round Table at the Mid-Year meeting of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers in Vancouver, British Columbia .

The discussion centered on the representation of lawyers and judges in disciplinary proceedings and applicants appearing before bar examiners. Among the topics discussed were delay by Bar authorities in the representation of lawyers, Bar discipline of former judges for misconduct that occurred on the bench, and the propriety of questions into the mental health of applicants for admission to the Bar.