A wealth of articles, columns and case digests examining all the various aspects of attorney ethics and discipline, from quick hit news stories to deep analysis to "how to" or cautionary columns and stories.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 29, 2024
Because generating and maintaining an extensive library of educational videos on conflict resolution on a judge's personal social media account(s) will readily be perceived as a campaign of self-promotion, it is only ethically permissible during the judge's window period.
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By Cedra Mayfield | May 29, 2024
"[T]his is an issue of gravity warranting our review in this case only if Smith is correct that the Court of Appeals actually held that trial courts have such broad power," read a denial decision penned by Presiding Justice Nels S.D. Peterson. "He is not."
8 minute read
By Eden Landow | May 29, 2024
The court issued one attorney discipline opinion Wednesday.
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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 28, 2024
A judge may consult with another judge on a matter over which the other judge has appellate jurisdiction without violating the Rules Governing Judicial Conduct, but the practice is ill-advised.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | May 28, 2024
The judge ordered unredacted versions of his opinion go to the chief disciplinary counsel for the New York and California state bars, "in light of the indefensible conduct" of the attorneys involved in the Samsung patent case.
5 minute read
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 27, 2024
A judge may congratulate successful youth part participants with a handwritten note, but may not include the note in a gift bag of commercially branded promotional items.
4 minute read
By Emily Cousins | May 24, 2024
"I like decisions like this that help us understand how the rules work and what kind of conduct will violate a rule," ethics expert Mark Dubois said. "The purpose of lawyer discipline is general deterrence so that all of us who labor in the vineyards know where the lines are, what to watch out for."
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By Emily Cousins | May 24, 2024
"I like decisions like this that help us understand how the rules work and what kind of conduct will violate a rule," ethics expert Mark Dubois said. "The purpose of lawyer discipline is general deterrence so that all of us who labor in the vineyards know where the lines are, what to watch out for."
5 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | May 24, 2024
In a Wednesday letter to U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh, Jeffrey Pollock, an attorney for Beasley Allen, said Johnson & Johnson outside counsel Jim Murdica violated professional conduct rules by communicating with its talc client.
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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 23, 2024
(1) A judge need not disqualify from matters involving an attorney who is no more than an acquaintance, merely because the attorney's spouse is the judge's close personal friend. (2) For two years after attending the attorney's wedding as a member of the wedding party at the request of the judge's close personal friend, the judge must make full disclosure of his/her relationship with the attorney, including the judge's attendance and participation in the attorney's wedding.
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