About the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board

The Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board (LPRB) is a board appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court and is an integral part of the attorney discipline system. Among other duties, the LPRB serves an adjudicative role in cases.

The LPRB consists of 23 members, 14 lawyers and 9 nonlawyer public member, each of whom is appointed by the Court. LPRB members serve without compensation as a public service. The LPRB is responsible for administering the Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility, the procedural rules that govern the discipline system, for establishing the policies that govern the lawyer discipline and disability system, and for providing recommendations and guidance to the Director regarding the operations of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility.

Additionally, the LPRB determines complainant and lawyer’s appeals of dismissed cases or private discipline, makes probable cause determinations on public discipline, and makes recommendations to the Court on lawyer’s petitions for reinstatement to the practice of law after resignation or discipline.

The LPRB does not investigate allegations of attorney misconduct and does not make recommendations for discipline to the Court. If you believe a lawyer has committed an ethics violation, you should file a complaint with the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility.

​​For more information about the duties and time commitment involved in serving as a Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board member, please click Information for Prospective Board Members.

Commitment Statement for Non-Discrimination and Inclusion

The Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board (LPRB) is committed to fairness in process in all of the work that it does, including complainant appeal review and panel hearing deliberation, excellent quality in review, and balancing ethical demands on attorneys against harm to the public or the profession while respecting cultural differences. The LPRB is further committed to delivering equal service to all and oversight to ensure the absence of discrimination against a person on any improper basis—including discrimination based upon: race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, familial status, emancipated minor status, veteran status, status with regard to a public assistance program or any requirement of a public assistance program, genetic information, economic, financial, or professional status. The above list is non-exclusive.