Private discipline consists of stipulated probations and admonitions.
Many admonitions were issued for isolated instances of neglect or for failure to adequately communicate with the client in a matter. Other types of misconduct that resulted in an admonition being issued include improper advertising, failure to pay debts, solicitation of clients, and inappropriate communication with represented parties. Here are summaries of several of the admonitions issued in 1999. An attorney represented a woman and her two children as plaintiffs in a personal injury action. The defendant, sued by an additional party, brought a third-party complaint against the woman, and respondent was appointed by the insurance company to defend her.