PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The state office that investigates complaints of misconduct against Rhode Island lawyers is relocating.
The Rhode Island Judiciary says the Supreme Court Office of Disciplinary Counsel will open at the Noel Judicial Complex in Warwick on Monday.
The office had been located in the John E. Fogarty Judicial Annex in Providence.
The judiciary says the move will make the office more accessible to the public. Free parking is available in the garage next to the courthouse.
The office will now be in the same building where the Supreme Court Disciplinary Board holds hearings. The board oversees the office.
Staff attorneys at the office can bring serious matters to the immediate attention of the Disciplinary Board, refer people to other appropriate agencies and screen out matters that don’t allege misconduct.
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