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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 Adolfo Pesquera | March 26, 2024
"The breach of fiduciary claims against Mr. Herz as trustee remain and will be litigated. We very much look forward to that," plaintiffs attorney Anthony G. Buzbee said.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | March 26, 2024
Asked why Ken Paxton was paying restitution to victims if he was innocent, defense attorney Dan Cogdell said, "It's cheaper than what he would've had to pay me if we went to trial."
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By David Horrigan, Relativity | March 26, 2024
Disbarred over e-discovery violations? Yes. David-Vega is important because the case illustrates the very serious consequences of serious discovery abuse.
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By David Horrigan | March 26, 2024
Disbarred over e-discovery violations? Yes. David-Vega is important because the case illustrates the very serious consequences of serious discovery abuse.
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By Amanda Bronstad | March 26, 2024
Johnson & Johnson's worldwide vice president of litigation, Erik Haas, and Jim Murdica, outside counsel at Barnes & Thornburg, testified on Monday that they were shocked to find out a former member of their team had been working with plaintiffs' lawyer Andy Birchfield as early as April 2023.
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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 25, 2024
A judge is not disqualified from presiding in a wrongful death and civil rights action arising out of an incident in a county facility, merely because the underlying events occurred while the judge was a county legislator who voted on the county budget. Under the circumstances, disclosure is entirely discretionary.
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By Avalon Zoppo | March 25, 2024
The D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel has accused Clark of attempting to engage in conduct involving dishonesty that would interfere with the administration of justice for his alleged role in Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
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By Avalon Zoppo | March 25, 2024
The former DOJ official is accused by the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of attempting to engage in conduct involving dishonesty that would interfere with the administration of justice by proposing to send a letter to Georgia lawmakers declaring the DOJ found significant "irregularities" in the state's 2020 presidential election results.
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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 24, 2024
(1) A full-time judge who is, along with their siblings, a beneficiary of their parent's estate may (a) assist the sibling who is serving as executor in selecting an attorney for the estate; (b) review documents relating to the estate and the probate proceedings; (c) discuss the estate and the proceedings with the other sibling beneficiaries; and (d) provide free legal advice to their siblings, including the executor, regarding the estate and the proceedings. However, the judge may not represent their siblings or the estate, nor participate in meetings with estate counsel.
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By Aleeza Furman | March 22, 2024
"The agreement is for you to do the job at a professional standard. I don't think that's a surprise," Ellen Brotman said. "It sounds like the attorneys here had a creative argument about why that isn't so or wasn't so in this case, and the court didn't accept it."
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