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Vol. 72, No. 12, December 1999

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Figure 2
Survey of Grievances Received During Fiscal 1998-99

Allegations	Total	% of Total
Conflict of interest	86	6.1
Criminal conduct	9	0.6
Failure to return property	50	3.5
Frivolous action	28	2.0
IFOR (Inquiries falling outside the rules)	186	13.0
Improper advertising	4	0.3
Improper advocacy	118	8.3
Improper communications	34	2.4
Improper termination	17	1.2
Incompetence	54	3.8
Lack of communication	155	10.9
Lack of diligence	306	21.5
Medical incapacity	2	0.1
Misrepresentation/dishonesty	75	5.3
Not available	38	2.7
Other	34	2.4
Revealing confidences	14	1.0
Scope of representation	58	4.1
Statutory violation	2	0.1
Supervise subordinates	2	0.1
Trust account violations	58	4.1
Unauthorized practice	16	1.1
Unreasonable fees	69	4.9
Violation of decision	2	0.1
Violation of oath	6	0.4
Total	1,423	100.0

Area of practice
Administrative/government law	50	3.5
Banruptcy/receivership	28	2.0
Collections, garnishments & fee collection	31	2.2
Contracts, commercial & consumer law	20	1.4
Corporate/banking	19	1.3
Criminal	2	0.1
Criminal law & traffic	470	33.1
Environmental law	2	0.1
Estate/probate, guardianship & wills	94	6.6
Family law & juvenile	294	20.7
Immigration & naturalization	5	0.4
Insurance	2	0.1
Labor/unemployment compensation	16	1.1
Landlord/tenant	28	2.0
Litigation	123	8.6
Not available	20	1.4
Other	46	3.2
Patent/trademark	3	0.2
Real property law & foreclosure	52	3.7
Taxation	4	0.3
Torts, including PI, auto accidents and civil rights	90	6.3
Worker's Comp/Social Security	24	1.7
Total	1,423	100.0

Source of grievance
Client	779	54.7
Adverse party	274	19.3
Other person	222	15.6
Attorney	68	4.8
Staff	50	3.5
Judge	30	2.1
Total	1,423	100.0