Legal Ethics & Attorney Discipline

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.

  • New Jersey Law Journal

    Voice of the Bar

    By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | September 19, 2017

    Over the past several years, there has been increased need to defend members of the judiciary against baseless ad hominem attacks, often leveled for nothing more than judges and justices simply doing their jobs.

    1 minute read

  • The Recorder

    In re J.T. Thorpe, Inc.

    By therecorder | The Recorder | September 18, 2017

    9th Cir.; 15-56430 The court of appeals reversed a district court order and remanded. The court held that a stipulated agreement for an attorney’s…

    1 minute read

  • National Law Journal

    Trump Lawyers' Loose Lips Find Audience in DC Power Lunch Scene

    By Katelyn Polantz | September 18, 2017

    "There's a difference between being seen in public and being heard in public," notes one D.C. recruiter.

    1 minute read

  • The American Lawyer

    Big Law Staff Attorney Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

    By Brian Baxter | September 17, 2017

    Jason Mark Sims, a 35-year-old lawyer who has worked at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to distributing videos of child sex abuse. Federal prosecutors disclosed the charges against Sims late Friday.

    1 minute read

  • New York Law Journal

    Court Sanctions Lawyer Who Negotiated for Dead Client

    By Christine Simmons | September 15, 2017

    A recent sanctions ruling in a wage-and-hour case reads like a tort litigation take on "Weekend at Bernie's."

    1 minute read

  • National Law Journal

    Federal Judge Sues Judicial Conference Over Forced Mental Health Evaluation

    By Cogan Schneier | September 14, 2017

    U.S. District Judge John Adams claims the committee and council violated his constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment by ordering him to submit to a mental health evaluation last month.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Legal Ads Must Be Honest and Comply With the Rules

    By Samuel C. Stretton | September 14, 2017

    I noted billboards and other advertisements of a firm that is primarily based in Florida advertising in Pennsylvania. The firm features a picture of apparently the senior partner who states words to the effect, "I am your lawyer." They are advertising for personal injury cases. The ads give the impression that that lawyer will handle the cases. I am only aware of one office and one newly admitted lawyer in Pennsylvania for the firm. Is that ethical?

    1 minute read

  • New Jersey Law Journal

    Judge Won't Prevent IRS Levy of Law Firm's Clients

    By Charles Toutant | September 13, 2017

    A federal judge has rejected a bid by Schwartz, Simon, Edelstein & Celso to stop the Internal Revenue Service from issuing levies to its clients while the firm fights a $600,000 obligation in U.S. Tax Court.

    1 minute read

  • Daily Report Online

    Georgia Supreme Court Disbars 1 Lawyer

    By dailyreportonline | Daily Report | September 13, 2017

    These disciplinary matters are before the court on the reports filed by special master William Thomas Cable, Jr., which together recommend the disbarment of respondent Anthony Sylvester Kerr (State Bar No. 142346), who has been a member of the Bar since 2005.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    When Fee-Splitting Breaks Rules, Who Pays the Price?

    By Lizzy McLellan | September 12, 2017

    Lawyers for a Philadelphia securities litigation firm and a consulting company sparred Tuesday over who should suffer the losses when a payment arrangement between the two is deemed improper.

    1 minute read

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