Each rule number has all the current rules about such stipulations and related opinions in the matter. This couldn’t be more specific about what you can and cannot do as an attorney in the state of Arizona. It’s all laid out in black and white very clearly. All unethical behavior can be reported to the bar by simply making a phone call to their 1-800 number and letting them know the complaint around an attorney or firm. The problem arises in the case of Attorney Aaron Kelly is who is going to report his behavior?
Hopefully someone has already, so that the State Bar will investigate such charges on the authority of the Arizona Supreme Court, which will then take a series of steps to take action on a practicing attorney in Arizona.
The next step once the complaint is filed is the investigation. Kelly/Warner can also file a response with the Bar Association to the allegations made against them. If there is probable cause to believe that Kelly/Warner violated the rules of the bar, then a hearing will be held with formal disciplinary proceedings filed. That’s the only way an attorney can get disbarred, by the bar council presenting evidence that supports the ethics violation claim.
