Filing a Grievance with the State Bar of Texas

Anastacio Trae Mindiola is a graduate of the South Texas College of Law and a member of the State Bar of Texas. For the last eight years, Anastacio Mindiola has managed his Houston practice while overseeing several unique civil lawsuits.

Any individual who has had a negative experience with an attorney affiliated with the State Bar of Texas can visit www.texasbar.com and begin filing an official grievance. With a few exceptions, grievances must be filed within four years of the incident in question. A person does not need to have been a client of an attorney at any point to file a grievance. Rather, any individual with knowledge of unethical behavior is encouraged to elevate standards of the state’s legal service by filing a complaint.

Grievances can be filed online or by mail. All grievances are reviewed by the Chief Disciplinary Counsel and responded to within 30 days of filing. Following the classification stage, a complaint is either filed as an “inquiry,” and subsequently dismissed, or as a “complaint,” in which case the grievance is more thoroughly investigated over a series of additional stages. Inquiries can be appealed through the Board of Disciplinary Appeals (BODA) or by amending the initial complaint, though amendments must contain new, pertinent information.