In its oversight role to promote and strengthen disciplinary enforcement, the Center operates the National Lawyer Regulatory Data Bank, the only national repository of information concerning public sanctions imposed upon lawyers in disciplinary cases throughout the United States. Although information concerning sanctions that are matters of public record is theoretically available to all who inquire, the difficulty involved in locating and examining individual court records is obvious. Through the voluntary cooperation of state and federal courts in forwarding orders of public disciplinary action to the Data Bank, the ABA has been able to offer a valuable service to the profession and the public. The Data Bank not only provides ready access to information concerning sanctions imposed on individual lawyers but also offers a means of gathering national statistics on disciplinary cases. Inquirers should verify a matter's current status with the originating jurisdiction.
Discounts are available for courts and admission agencies.
Specialized statistical information can be provided. Requests for research must be in writing and must state the purpose for which the information will be used. Available reports include alphabetical or cumulative lists of lawyer regulatory actions for one year in specific jurisdictions.