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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-216

An administrative judge may not organize quarterly community volunteer opportunities for the judiciary and non-judicial staff.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Podhurst Orseck, Client and Ex-Partner Face Nearly $575K in Attorney Fees

"This appears to be one of those cases where it is probably best to find a resolution as the fees and expenses will just continue to mount," said Ed Mullins, a partner at Reed Smith who is an attorney fees expert not involved in the matter.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Witness: Ex-Girardi Keese Funds Paid for Lavish Parties, Erika Girardi's Business

Norina Rouillard, who joined Girardi Keese's accounting department in 2003, testified on Monday about millions of dollars flowing from the Los Angeles law firm's bank accounts for Tom Girardi's lavish parties, country clubs, private jets and the expenses of his wife Erika Girardi's entertainment business.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: Can a Former Client Sue Me by Claiming the Settlement Was Not Good Enough?

Can a former client sue me by claiming the settlement was not good enough?
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Supreme Court Suspends 1 Lawyer, Accepts 1 Voluntary Surrender of License

The state's high court handed down two attorney discipline opinions on Tuesday.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-215

Where a judge's personal legal matter completely terminated in August 2023, including payment of legal fees, the two-year disqualification period runs until August 2025.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

May Counsel Appropriately Make Non-Privileged Emails Privileged?

"An email is simply privileged, or it isn't," writes Joel Cohen. "But what about when counsel tries to make virtually all his client's emails—at least important emails—appear to be so?
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Love Is Blind—But Not When It Comes to Clients

Here are some things to know about the risks for lawyers in beginning romantic or sexual relationships with their clients.
6 minute read

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.
4 minute read

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.
16 minute read

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