Court Opinion

ID: 9630792
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 10:20:41.941019+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:07:43.654478
License: Public Domain

CHAPEL, Vice Presiding Judge,
concurring in result:
Footnote four of this opinion suggests that a lawyer alleging ineffective assistance of counsel should also report the alleged ineffectiveness to the Oklahoma Bar Association as a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. I write separately to emphasize that a lawyer may be ineffective in a particular case without violating the Rules of Professional Conduct. Because ineffectiveness and professional misconduct are often mutually exclusive, in many cases ineffectiveness can be alleged without any obligation to report the ineffectiveness to a supervising authority. Only when ineffective representation and professional misconduct overlap is such a requirement necessary.