RTL was founded not by a Bar Enforcement Authority (BEA) or professor but a practicing attorney who claims no superior ethics, academic, or other qualifications … just an ability to read the Rules as can most everyone (laypersons as well as attorneys). The attorney came to learn of the non-enforcement failures only after, in entirely unwelcome circumstances, he encountered attorney fraud that causing >$150M in harm; reported it to DC & VT Bars (as required, since he is a member of both); and saw both do nothing to stop, mitigate, or rectify the fraud.

Assurance of Truth: Were any of RTL’s statements untrue and/or to lack an easily demonstrable basis, DC and/or VT would certainly sanction the attorney, and they have not. Further, RTL has long-offered (and hereby offers again) that if DC or VT BEAs believe there is any basis to rebut any of what this website says, their rebuttals would be posted here, yet none has ever rebutted a single statement.

Other Jurisdictions: Although DC & VT’s failures are well-documented, they’re not unique. Hopefully attorneys in other jurisdictions — perhaps those who are semi-retired and/or otherwise less vulnerable to Bar retaliation (as is RTL’s Founder) — will similarly confront their BEAs’ failures.

Privilege: RTL is a non-profit law firm. Questions or comments posed to it will, if requested, be protected as privileged to the same extent as with any other law firm.