Questions & Answers on Professional Responsibility
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
I practice in a county where there are part-time masters and conciliators in family court. Sometimes, while having cases before the master or conciliator, I am also litigating against that person in unrelated family court cases. Is that permissible?
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Questions & Answers on Professional Responsibility
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
I am a lawyer with a master's degree in clinical psychology and I see clients in the same office where I have my law practice.
Questions & Answers on Professional Responsibility
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
What are a lawyer's ethical obligations, if any, concerning sealing court records or appellate court decisions?
Questions & Answers on Professional Responsibility
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
I was reinstated to the practice of law in Pennsylvania by the state Supreme Court. Can I practice in federal court? What is the procedure for being reinstated in federal court?
Judicial candidates must protect the dignity of the office.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
I am running for judicial office. What should a candidate for judicial office not do?
Lawyers are obligated to present ? mitigating evidence
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
I attended a seminar on capital litigation and the question posed was whether a lawyer could be ordered by his client not to present any mitigation if the client had been convicted of murder of the first degree. According to the hypothetical, the client preferred death as opposed to life imprisonment and at least appeared to be competent. Can a lawyer ethically allow a client to go to the death phase without presenting any mitigating evidence?
Lawyers may need to adjust in the wake of budgetary issues
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
I am a lawyer who does a lot of court-appointed work and it is a substantial part of my law practice. I see there may be cuts in federal court-appointed payments and/or delays because of budgetary issues based on what is known as the sequester statute.
Bad prosecutorial behavior should not be condoned
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
I do a lot of court-appointed criminal defense out of Philadelphia. At times, I see young assistant district attorneys make statements they should not make during closing and opening speeches. What is the responsibility of the District Attorney's Office in the Appellate Division when it is clear the young assistant has acted incorrectly?
It is unethical for insurance defense firms to submit legal bills to third-party auditors
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Is it ethical for insurance defense law firms to submit legal bills to a third-party auditing service and participate in "legal service programs" whereby an insurer may limit an attorney's representation or defense of the client, the insured?
Judicial officers can at times show mercy
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Is it unethical for a judge, in a summary criminal case or a summary traffic case, to acquit someone, even though the judge knows the person is guilty, for the sole reason of exercising some sort of mercy or to give the person a second chance?
