Complaints, irrespective of source, touching upon the professional conduct or conduct evincing unfitness for the practice of law made against attorneys who are members of the bar of this state or who may be temporarily practicing in this state under any rule of comity or courtesy, that may be received by or that may come to the attention of any judicial officer, the board of commissioners or any members of the Mississippi State Bar, shall be referred to the committee on complaints for preliminary investigation and such disposition or further action as may be appropriate. The complaint must be in writing and signed by the person making the complaint or charge and the complaint must be sworn to or supported by affidavit or the signature of the complaining party witnessed by two (2) persons twenty-one (21) years of age or older. Additionally, the complaint shall contain the street address of the complaining party and each witness.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 73 - Professions and Vocations
Article 7 - Procedures to Discipline and to Determine Personal Incapacity to Practice Law
§ 73-3-301. Disciplinary jurisdiction
§ 73-3-303. Disciplinary agencies of court
§ 73-3-307. Powers of disciplinary agencies; contempt
§ 73-3-309. Committee on complaints; referral of complaints; formal requirement of complaints
§ 73-3-310. Duty of chancery and circuit courts to file complaints
§ 73-3-311. Committee on complaints; action to be taken upon receipt of complaint or charge
§ 73-3-313. Complaint counsel; investigations; notice and hearing to accused attorney
§ 73-3-315. Complaint counsel; rules governing investigatory hearings
§ 73-3-319. Committee on complaints; action to be taken upon receipt of complaint counsel's report
§ 73-3-323. Complaint tribunal; designation; per diem, mileage and necessary expenses
§ 73-3-325. Complaint tribunal; hearing; notice; rules
§ 73-3-335. Modification or termination of suspension
§ 73-3-339. Conviction or entry of plea of nolo contendere for certain offenses
§ 73-3-341. Disbarment or suspension in another jurisdiction
§ 73-3-343. Confidentiality of matters under investigation and proceedings; penalties
§ 73-3-345. Immunity from civil suit predicated on disciplinary proceedings
§ 73-3-347. Personal incapacity; meaning of term "personally incapable" to practice law
§ 73-3-349. Personal incapacity; suspension
§ 73-3-351. Personal incapacity; proceedings; circumstances showing existence of condition
§ 73-3-353. Personal incapacity; representation by counsel; guardian
§ 73-3-355. Personal incapacity; service on attorney who has been committed or declared incompetent
§ 73-3-359. Personal incapacity; mental examination and reports
§ 73-3-361. Personal incapacity; judgment of suspension by complaint tribunal
§ 73-3-363. Personal incapacity; appeal procedures
§ 73-3-365. Personal incapacity; reinstatement procedures
§ 73-3-367. Disciplinary agencies; authority to incur expenses
§ 73-3-369. Jurisdiction over nonresident attorneys; notice; service
§ 73-3-371. Plea of nolo contendere; consent order of suspension or disbarment
§ 73-3-373. Recognition of inherent power of judicial branch of government