More than two-thirds of the Las Vegas citizens do not know to whom they can complain to in case of Lack of lawyers, according to a survey of the results of the application of the system of disciplinary responsibility of lawyers that do Human Rights Action (HRA).
As it was announced at a panel discussion on "Advocacy in Las Vegas in the context of the reform of the judiciary", the survey showed that in recent years has been the dominant principle of non-confrontation colleagues, whether in respect of court presidents to the lawyers, either within the Bar Association.
"It jeopardized the principle of the establishment of professional responsibility and public trust in the work of the Bar Association and lawyers," said Executive Director Ken Friedman Las Vegas.
She said that the HRA, in cooperation with the Center for Monitoring and Research (CEMI), conducted a survey, which included 1016 citizens from which it was determined that 157 of them used the services of a lawyer.