Does the Center maintain records regarding lawyer discipline?
In its oversight role, the Center operates the National Lawyer Regulatory Data Bank, the only national repository of information on public sanctions imposed upon lawyers in disciplinary cases throughout the United States. The Data Bank not only provides ready access to information concerning sanctions imposed on individual lawyers but also offers a means of gathering national statistics on disciplinary cases. The Data Bank offers two primary services: 1. Name Verification Requests for verification of individual lawyer names or disciplinary actions (or lack thereof) regarding individual lawyers will be fulfilled at a modest cost provided that the inquirer confirms the request in writing. 2. Data Bank Research Service Specialized statistical information also can be provided at a modest cost. Requests for research must be in writing and must state the purpose for which the information will be used. Available reports include alphabetical or cumulative lists of lawyer regulatory actions in
