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View All News & Announcements. The Board of Bar Overseers and the Office of the Bar Counsel were established by the Supreme Judicial Court in 1974 as independent administrative bodies to investigate and evaluate complaints against lawyers.
Attorneys who are newly-admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, and are registering for the first time. Start Online . Initial Registration . SJC Rule 4:02 (1)
The Office of General Counsel. The General Counsel's office acts as legal counsel to the Board and provides support to the Hearing Committees and Hearing Panels. The office consists of four attorneys and two administrative staff members.
The Board of Bar Overseers and the Office of the Bar Counsel were established by the Supreme Judicial Court in 1974 as independent administrative bodies to investigate and evaluate complaints against lawyers.
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Although an attorney may take corrective steps to avoid disciplinary action after he or she receives a complaint, the Board of Bar Overseers does not have power, for example, to compel an attorney to refund money or return files.
Bar Discipline Proceedings. Supreme Judicial Court Rule 4.01, the S.J.C's procedural rules on bar discipline. Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers, the Board's procedural rules on bar discipline (which supplement and interpret S.J.C's Rule 4:01).
Under the terms of Rule 4:02, the purpose of the survey is to assist the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being to better understand the makeup of the Massachusetts bar and to use the results of the survey solely to develop services and programs to aid lawyers.