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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-214

A full-time judge who has co-authored a screenplay on a topic unrelated to the law may not use the judge's judicial title to solicit agents and movie producers for the screenplay, and should likewise instruct the judge's co-authors not to use the judge's judicial title in promoting the screenplay.
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Legaltech News

Generative AI: A Legal Ethics Roadmap and Reference Guide

The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released ABA Formal Opinion 512: Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools on July 29. Here's a roadmap of how we got here, and a reference guide to where we are with select case law and legal ethics rules in the era of GenAI.
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International Edition

Linklaters Releases Statement Following Groping Reports

A partner has reportedly been accused of inappropriate conduct at a firm event.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-213

A judge may serve on the board of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to maintaining a local park and providing educational and cultural programs for the community.
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The Recorder

'He Hung Up On Me.' Ex-Girardi Keese Attorney Testifies About Attempts to Get Client Paid

Alexa Galloway, who was a law clerk when she started at the Los Angeles firm in 2018, told jurors that she had no idea why her client, Judy Selberg, hadn't been paid her portion of a $504,000 settlement.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-212

(1) A part-time judge may serve on the legislative committee of a lawyers' association, provided its agenda and activities are limited to improvement of the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice. (2) A town justice who previously provided legal services to the town must disqualify in all matters in which the town is a party for a period of two years from the termination of the representation. The disqualification is subject to remittal.
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The Recorder

'It Was Shocking': Tom Girardi's Former Clients Testify About Missing Settlement Checks

Former Girardi Keese clients testified on Wednesday how they repeatedly attempted to get their settlement agreements or settlement payments but were ignored or told, in emails and memos, that Tom Girardi hadn't signed the checks.
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Texas Lawyer

Opposing Counsel Want Judge's Son Off the Case

RSM Production Corp. alleges Jonathan Lerhmann represented it in a dispute with the defendants and is now working on a related case for opposing counsel.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Putting Counsel in an Uncomfortable Spot: The Witness Chair

"More important, however, is for prosecutors to recognize that charges based on attorney proffers are ill-advised," write Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Law Firms Are Feuding Over Allegedly Stolen Clients and Work Processes

"[T]he Etemis categorically deny all allegations made against them," John Kanca, their lawyer, said. "The Etemis have full confidence in their defenses and their counterclaim allegations, and look forward to vigorously seeking justice in court by providing proof as to all of their allegations. The Etemis intend to advance this case by telling the truth and the full story of everything that happened leading to the Etemis departure from Trantolo & Trantolo, and thereafter."
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