Attorney disciplinary complaints filed against attorneys is a permanent stain against their careers, whether or not a disciplinary commission actually disciplines that attorney or not. Once an attorney disciplinary complaint is filed against an attorney that lawyer has to explain that complaint for the rest of his career. If he fails to report it in insurance disclosures, judgeship applications he can be disqualified and/or disbarred. The fact that a small percentage of attorney disciplinary complaints ever result in sanctions and/or disbarments should not deter any party from filing a attorney disciplinary complaint if they feel they have grounds to do so.