RTL was founded not by a Bar Enforcement Authority or law professor but by a practicing attorney who claims no superior ethics or other qualifications beyond an ability to read the Rules, as can virtually everyone. He came to learn of BEA failures only because, in entirely unwelcome circumstances, he witnessed attorney fraud that caused over $150M in harm; he reported it to DC and VT BEAs (as Rule 8.3 mandated, since he is a member of both Bars); and he saw both do nothing to stop, mitigate, or rectify the fraud. The specifics of DC and VT failures are discussed under their jurisdiction-specific pages in this website.

Assurance of Truth: Were any of RTL’s statements to lack an easily demonstrable basis, either Bar would almost certainly sanction the reporting attorney, and they have not. Further, if any BEA believes there is any basis to rebut any of what this website says, he/she could accept RTL’s long-extended offer to post rebuttals here, yet not one has done so.

Other Jurisdictions: Although DC and VT’s failures are well-documented, they are not unique. Hopefully attorneys in other jurisdictions — perhaps those who are semi-retired and/or otherwise less vulnerable to Bar retaliation — will confront their jurisdictions’ failures and urge them, too, to follow California’s correcting steps.

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