Confidentiality
Whatever a law student, lawyer, judge or concerned person shares with us is strictly confidential. Minnesota Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers has no reporting relationship with any other organization, individual or group. We do not and will not disclose the names or any other identifying information of our clients to the Minnesota State Bar Association, The Minnesota Supreme Court, The Minnesota Office of Lawyer Professional Responsibility, the Minnesota Board of Law Examiners, the law school (in the case of law students), the clients family or employer, or any other organization or individual for any purpose at any time.
We do not discuss our clients with MNLCL members unless they are working with the client in a supporting role and then only when such discussion is important to the services we are providing. Our members understand and support the professional character of our organization and are completely committed to maintaining strict confidentiality.
Read our External Confidentiality Policy, May, 2006
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DOR, who does our assessments and short-term counseling and referrals to other services, is bound by the confidentiality provisions of Minnesota law.
If a person contacts DOR directly, DOR staff will not reveal any information to MNLCL without express written authorization.
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