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 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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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 21, 2024
Where a court attorney-referee initially declines to consider an ex parte application from an attorney asking the referee to issue an order nunc pro tunc to rectify the attorney's failure to timely file documents, and then denies the same application when made by motion on notice to all parties, the referee need not take any action unless the referee determines that the attorney's actions constitute a "substantial violation" of the Rules of Professional Conduct. If so, the referee also has full discretion to determine what action is "appropriate" under the circumstances.
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By Cheryl Miller | March 21, 2024
The bar also will ask the Legislature to approve a new billing model that will charge lawyers annual licensing fees tied to their occupations.
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By Amanda Bronstad | March 21, 2024
Jeff Kray, of Marten Law in Seattle, accused of holding up DuPont's $1.19 billion water contamination settlement, called class counsel's sanctions motion an "intimidation tactic" based on a "fantastical conspiracy theory."
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By Michael A. Mora | March 21, 2024
"We cannot overlook a legal error like this just because both parties agreed to it," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
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By Cassandre Coyer | March 21, 2024
On Tuesday, law firm Hanson Bridgett looked at some of the lingering questions the legal industry is still grappling with during a webinar.
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