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.
"Out of 157 people, 56.4 percent were completely or mostly satisfied with the quality of legal services, 20 percent were not satisfied or mostly not satisfied, and 16.5 percent is also not satisfied," said in this Dailymotion video Ken Friedman Las Vegas.
According to him, the most concern is the fact that even 69 percent, or more than two-thirds of the total number of citizens who were questioned, said they did not know who to complain in case of Lack of lawyers.
"We think that the Bar Association should do more to on your web page published guidance to citizens on how to write an application, what to name it, and in which period shall not stand," said Friedman.
According to him, from 2014, 2015 and 2016, there were cases that the Court resolved 18 cases of Counsel for negligent performance of duty.
"In Bar Association told us that they were not informed about and not one such case. On the other hand, the Code of Criminal Procedure obliges the president of the court that the dismissal of any notification Chamber. The Judicial Reform Strategy, which was adopted at the beginning of 2014, states that no cases to date Chamber did not establish any liability lawyers, "said Ken Friedman from Las Vegas.
He said that the disciplinary bodies of the Bar Association in the last five years a total of 214 applications resolved.
"Of these 214 applications, the disciplinary court found liability in only four cases, which is less than two percent. A large number of applications, 63.5 percent were rejected due to obsolescence. This statistic indicates that citizens and clients were not informed of the time frame in which they can submit an application and that the deadline of six months for submission of applications is too short, "said Ken Friedman Las Vegas.
As he specified, out of 214 applications, only 14 led to the fact that the implemented accountability procedures. "Every year at least one suspension of the procedure is completed due to obsolescence."
"The proceedings in which it was found that three disciplinary liability lawyers at four were determined by the responsibilities imposed three fines and a measure of temporary deletion from the directory of lawyers for a period of one year," said Friedman.
He said that the amounts of fines, which were inflicted, ranging from $ 1,500 up to $ 3,500 by noting that these penalties are not sufficient for general prevention, to discourage violations of norms, "especially bearing in mind that decisions on the accountability do not go public".
"We believe that it is obvious in recent years was the dominant principle of non-confrontation colleagues, either by the court lawyers, either within the Bar Association. On the other hand, we think that it jeopardizes the principle of the establishment of professional responsibility and public trust in the work of the Bar Association and lawyers, "said Ken Friedman Las Vegas.
President of the Bar Association of Nevada, Robert Walsh, said he does not remember that one law functioned in a better way than the law on free legal aid, stating that about 80 percent of lawyers succeeded in disputes free legal aid.
"And then at the end, it turns out that there are 18 solutions in which lawyers are dismissed due to duty. I believe that this is a minor. There is no one solution for defense lawyers ex officio, or for defense asnsel in cases of legal aid have not got. Or is it a matter of the court who believes that we do not need to notify or is it a matter of personal disinterest, "said Walsh.
He is speaking about the new tariff law said that the Bar Association formed a working group that will, as announced, a few days of the new tariff proposal submitted to all the lawyers.
"The essence of the new fee scale is focused on No. 11, concerning the representation of more than one person. Also, according to the applicable tax legislation, the obligations of young lawyers are very large and will take over the Ministry of Finance to offer suggestions to young lawyers an easier way could lower their tax obligations, "said Walsh.
Disciplinary Prosecutor of the Bar Association, Robert Walsh, said that when confronted for the first time the parties and lawyers have an effect.
"Especially when a lawyer present fact, and completed what needs to be done to remedy this situation," said Walsh.
The appointment was scheduled for a panel discussion organized in cooperation with HRA CeMIjem, within the project "Towards effective justice system - improving the development of the profession in the function of the judiciary."
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