Before filing a grievance, there may be a faster way to resolve the issue you are currently having with an attorney. If you are considering filing a grievance against a Texas attorney for any of the following reasons:
You may want to consider contacting the Client-Attorney Assistance Program (CAAP) at 1-800-932-1900.
CAAP was established by the State Bar of Texas to help people resolve these kinds of issues with attorneys quickly, without the filing of a formal grievance.
CAAP can resolve many problems without a grievance being filed by providing information, by suggesting various self-help options for dealing with the situation, or by contacting the attorney either by telephone or letter.
Supporting documents, such as copies of a retainer agreement, proof of payment, correspondence between you and your attorney, the case name and number if a specific case is involved, and copies of papers filed in connection with the case may be useful to our investigation.
Please be advised that a copy of your grievance will be forwarded to the attorney named in your grievance. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please redact personal identifying information from any document you provide in support of your grievance and avoid submitting medical records or protected health information belonging to third-parties or another individual. Please be advised that if your grievance contains unredacted third party personal identifying information or another individual’s protected health information, your grievance will be returned to you and not considered. Irrespective, please be advised that by executing the Acknowledgement, Affirmation, and Waiver below you authorize the CDC to disclose your personal identifying information and/or your protected health information as necessary to carry out the function and duties of the CDC office.
Please note the efile portal cannot accept a grievance form in Spanish. To file a grievance in Spanish, please use our Spanish grievance form and submit it via fax at (512) 427-4315 or mail to:
Tenga en cuenta que el portal de presentación electrónica no acepta formularios de queja en español. Para presentar una queja en español, utilice nuestro formulario de queja en español y envíelo por fax al (512) 427-4315 o por correo postal a:
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Grievances are not accepted against law firms. You must specifically name the attorney against whom you are complaining. A separate grievance form must be completed for each attorney against whom you are complaining.
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In order to comply with mandatory deadlines, any additional information/documentation that you would like to include as part of your grievance submission, outside of what you upload today, must be received in this office by mail or fax within (10) days after submission of your grievance. Please limit your additional information to 25 pages. Information, including audio, video or image files, submitted on a USB thumb drive or flash drive must not exceed 25MB. Information received after the 10-day deadline will be returned and not considered, as well as information submitted on CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes or other unsupported media. Please include this coversheet with your materials. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
YOUR SUBMISSION CANNOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT CONSENT OF THESE TERMS.
I hereby expressly waive any attorney-client privilege as to the attorney, the subject of this Grievance, and authorize such attorney to reveal any information regarding the professional relationship to the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the State Bar of Texas.
I understand that it may be necessary to act promptly to preserve any legal rights I may have, and that commencement of a civil action may be required to preserve those rights. I acknowledge that the Chief Disciplinary Counsel is not authorized to give me legal advice and does not represent me in the grievance process. It is my responsibility to seek and obtain outside legal advice with respect to this matter.
I understand that any information I provide to the State Bar of Texas may be used to assist in the investigation of this matter. It may be disclosed to the attorney and will remain confidential unless and until the matter is resolved through public discipline or the attorney elects to proceed to litigation in district court. In the event this case should proceed to litigation, I understand that the Chief Disciplinary Counsel does not represent me in such litigation; that I may be asked to testify as a witness at trial; and that I am not otherwise a party to the litigation.
Additionally, I understand that the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel may exercise its discretion and refer this Grievance to the Client-Attorney Assistance Program (CAAP) of the State Bar of Texas for assistance in resolving this Grievance. In that regard, I hereby acknowledge my understanding that such discretionary referral does not constitute the commencement of a civil action and that the State Bar of Texas will not commence any civil action on my behalf.
I understand that the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel is required to maintain the confidentiality of the processing of Grievances and Complaints that are not resolved with public discipline.
I hereby swear and affirm that I am the person named in Section II, Question 1 of this form (the Complainant) and that the information provided in this Grievance is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
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