Model Elements for Disciplinary Case Management

Michael Matters, Inc. assists State Bar Counsel and other Disciplinary Boards in the implementation of case management systems.  
Discipline Case Management software for Judicial Conduct or Attorney Grievance boards is a manageable project, generally completed within 6 months of contract signing.
Ethics Complaints and inquiries may also be entered in a Case Management system to provide a library of informal opinions. 
We recommend Time Matters software for these installations. 

Here are some of the common data elements included in our model.

Who:

Complainant

Type of complainant (relationship to respondent)

Address of complainant, including inmate number

Respondent

Type of respondent

Address of respondent

Counsel for respondent

Address for counsel

All witnesses

Staff attorney assigned to the complaint

Panel members assigned to the preliminary review

Investigator assigned to the investigation

Judge or chairperson assigned to the adjudication

Court reporter at the hearing

What:

Nature of the complaint

Corresponding applicable ABA rule

Area of law within which complaint arose

Type of law practice or type of court where the ethics violation occurred

Court case file or docket number

District / division / county location of complaint

Recommendation of staff as to the disposition of complaint

Status open or closed

Phase of case (screening-preliminary investigation-investigation-formal charges)

Step of processing within the phase

Investigation requirements

Specific allegations

Limits of the complaint

Scope of disclosure

Method of disposition entered by staff, panel, or judge

Outcome of adjudication

Complaint history by complainant or by respondent

When:

Date opened

Date noticed

Date of response

Date assigned to investigator

Date served

Date disposed

Related records:

All milestones and appointments

All court dates

All assigned tasks

All linked documents

All linked emails

Al linked web pages for evidence of legal research

All linked notes

All linked outlines

A timeline view of all or specific record types

Related case numbers

Contact us today to see this model in action, a complete operational demo is available for your consideration.