The Grievance Committee: Book One

A novel about a serial shoplifter (Alexandria) who wants the Grievance Committee to discipline her court-appointed lawyer for tricking her into sexual relations. His defense counsel claims her made-up charges are spite from a broken love affair and he argues that Texas lawyers are not prohibited from sexual relations with clients. As the case moves through the secret lawyer disciplinary system in San Antonio, Texas, Alexandra--with the help of her patron Saint--discovers two other women with similar experiences with the accused lawyer and convinces them to also file grievance complaints. With his defense counsel's tactics and with the help of the accused lawyer's parish priest's threats to one of the women, the accused lawyer appears to be winning as the case heads for a jury trial before a judge with something to hide. For the rest of the story, read on

Frank R. Southers is well-qualified to write about the Texas Lawyer Disciplinary System, having served in San Antonio on the Grievance Committee for 10 years, and since that time has represented accused lawyers, complainants, and witnesses. He was an Adjunct Professor of Law for 20 years at St. Mary’s University School of Law; co-authored a legal treatise on Workers’ Compensation; and has written many legal articles covering topics such as Evidence, Trial Practice, Medical Malpractice, Mediation, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Grievance Law. He has now turned to fiction writing. ＂The Grievance Committee--Book One＂ is his first in the series. He now lives in Austin, Texas.