Bench and Bar Reform http://benchandbarreform.com The Problems with New Mexico's Legal System and Proposed Solutions Wed, 07 May 2008 13:03:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 en NM Supreme Court Ignores Rules at Lawyer’s Disbarment Hearing; Disciplinary Counsel Makes Misrepresentations Without Fear of Rebuttal http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=422 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=422#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:22:40 +0000 Stuart Stein Joel Widman, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=422 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=422 Special Assistant Bar Counsel Wimps-Out, Dismisses Bar Complaint Against Lawyer Greg MacKenzie http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=409 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=409#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:47:04 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=409 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=409 Friend or Foe? Office of Disciplinary Counsel Uses Double Standard When Determining Which Lawyers to Charge http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=405 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=405#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:35:38 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Virginia Ferrara, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Joel Widman, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=405 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=405 Disciplinary Counsel Have Duty to Speak Up On Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege, But Remain Silent http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=398 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=398#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:01:54 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=398 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=398 Court Appointed Guardian/Conservator Helps Write Handbook for Guardians, Then Disregards Guidelines http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=392 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=392#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:55:25 +0000 Stuart Stein Guardians and Conservators http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=392 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=392 Disciplinary Counsel Widman Shows Incredible Lack of Legal Knowledge - Again! http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=376 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=376#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:27:48 +0000 Stuart Stein Joel Widman, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=376 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=376 Bench and Bar Reform Observes Father’s Day http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=375 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=375#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:52:10 +0000 Stuart Stein Uncategorized http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=375 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=375 Some Investigations of Bar Complaints Move at Snail’s-Pace; Bar Complaint Against Attorney Nell Graham Sale Revealed http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=370 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=370#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:30:16 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Virginia Ferrara, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Joel Widman, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=370 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=370 Bar Complaint Against Attorney Gregory W. MacKenzie Expanded http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=360 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=360#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:09:41 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=360 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=360 Chief Disciplinary Counsel Virginia Ferrara Denies Conversation With Reviewing Officer Norman Thayer; Thayer Tells Different Story http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=86 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=86#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 00:40:14 +0000 Stuart Stein Virginia Ferrara, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=86 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=86 Disciplinary Board Chair Makes Up His Own Rules For Lawyer’s Appeal; New Mexico Supreme Court Wants Answers http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=345 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=345#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 15:18:09 +0000 Stuart Stein Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=345 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=345 Disciplinary Board Hearing Chair Robert Tinnin Accused of Ethics Violations http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=339 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=339#comments Sun, 13 May 2007 18:27:15 +0000 Stuart Stein Judicial Misconduct Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=339 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=339 Disciplinary Counsel Joel Widman Caught In More Unethical Conduct? http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=332 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=332#comments Sun, 06 May 2007 15:53:25 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Joel Widman, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=332 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=332 Governor Richardson Should Remove Norman S. Thayer, Esq. From Ethics Task Force http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=316 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=316#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:32:13 +0000 Stuart Stein Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=316 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=316 Hearing Committee Invites Complaining Witness, Judge Vanzi, to Rule on Admissibility of Confidential Evidence, and She Accepts! http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=294 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=294#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:36:17 +0000 Stuart Stein Judicial Misconduct Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=294 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=294 Disciplinary Board Recommends Nano-sized Change to Discovery Rule http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=277 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=277#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:26:11 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=277 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=277 First Amendment Doesn’t Apply: Disciplinary Counsel Wants to Aggravate Lawyer’s Punishment For Writing This Blog http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=268 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=268#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:52:58 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Joel Widman, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=268 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=268 Hearing Committee Finds Stein Violated Disciplinary Rules, Recommendations Are Intellectually Dishonest and Make No Sense http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=238 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=238#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:19:52 +0000 Stuart Stein Joel Widman, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=238 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=238 Disciplinary Counsel’s Response to Discovery Demands Is “Absurd” http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=232 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=232#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:39:26 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Virginia Ferrara, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Joel Widman, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=232 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=232 Disciplinary Counsel Widman, Hearing Chairman Tinnin: Masters At Double-Speak In Denying Discovery http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=218 http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=218#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:18:06 +0000 Stuart Stein Office of Disciplinary Counsel Joel Widman, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Attorney Discipline System http://benchandbarreform.com/?p=218 http://benchandbarreform.com/?feed=rss2&p=218