By Hal R. Lieberman | July 28, 2017
In his Attorney Discipline column, Hal R. Lieberman reports on the First Department's amended procedural rules, which incorporate by reference the new statewide rules set forth in Part 1240, but also contain important additions that either effectuate or amplify the statewide rules.
By Samuel C. Stretton | July 27, 2017
As a lawyer practicing for 20 years, I have often heard older lawyers talk about practicing until they drop in their boots. Is it realistic and ethical to think that way?
By Lizzy McLellan | July 26, 2017
A former client of two Cozen O'Connor partners has lost his bid to disqualify the firm from representing his adversary in a construction payment dispute, based on his allegations that the firm mishandled conflicts in a lateral hire from Pepper Hamilton.
By Jenna Greene | July 25, 2017
There's a tendency by those outside the legal profession to conflate lawyers with their clients, to assume that if you represented someone, you must personally be aligned with their interests or find them sympathetic. The latest target: Kirkland and Ellis white-collar defense partner Brian Benczkowski.
By Rebecca Cohen | July 25, 2017
The State Bar of California issued a consumer alert Monday for Dax Yeophantong Craven, a San Francisco-based entertainment lawyer that is has charged with pocketing $100,000 he was supposed to use for a real estate transaction.
By Kristen Rasmussen | July 25, 2017
Partners at a law firm in Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a scheme to divert funds from the hospital system that retained them to collect delinquent patient accounts.
By Karen Sloan | July 25, 2017
The nine law schools in the state are teaming up to teach the law, but don't expect to see introductory classes like torts or contracts on the course list.
By Greg Land | July 24, 2017
Two brothers in charge of a Texas-based legal advertising and referral company say they're in a "David and Goliath" battle against law firms suing them in three states over claims including deceptive trade practices and trademark infringement for online ad campaigns targeting Google users searching for the plaintiff's firms.
By Mia V. Stollen and Kelley Rutkowski | July 24, 2017
A client's disclosure of unfavorable or potentially damaging information to his attorney in a confidential setting does not automatically prevent the disclosure of that information.
By Scott Flaherty | July 21, 2017
A Massachusetts appellate court ruled Friday that Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr must face allegations that it improperly helped the majority owners of a biotechnology company client freeze out the company's minority shareholders.
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