RTL’s Founder and others are not identified here because RTL neither claims nor relies upon any superior knowledge, experience, or ethics. RTL instead relies on a plain-language reading of the Rules and on easily-accessible-and-verifiable facts. RTL concedes that there are many thousands of attorneys more qualified than its Founder to speak the indisputable truths that are here, and he has made RTL’s statements publicly only because those-more-qualified have not.

BEAs in both of the criticized jurisdictions know the Founder’s identity and were invited to correct and otherwise object to publication of any of RTL’s statements here, and not a single BEA has done so. Were any to do so now, their correction/objection would be posted here. The Founder is a member of both Bars and thus could face significant sanction were anything said here to lack a good faith basis.

Should any reader like to know the Founder’s identity (or simply communicate concerning its content, including suggesting additional content), please email admin@ethicsrules.org, and the Founder will email you back (or call you, if you’d prefer).

Though RTL is not claiming greater qualifications, some readers may be assured to know that its Founder is a licensed attorney in good standing and, during the more active parts of his >40-year-career, has served as a judicial law clerk, DOJ trial lawyer, large law firm partner, and corporate officer.  That said, he is largely retired and so has greater ability to speak these truths than when he was part of larger organizations and/or his livelihood was more dependent on avoiding retaliation however misplaced.