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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 Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair | May 21, 2018
Many firms have an in-house attorney or even a general counsel dedicated to managing risk for the firm and protecting the firm's legal interests.…
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By Samantha Joseph | May 21, 2018
The Florida Supreme Court Monday issued a sua sponte suspension, disregarding the court-appointed referee's recommendation not to sanction Alters.
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By Scott Flaherty | May 21, 2018
A racist rant. Scrutiny over prolific billable hours. Controversy over arbitration pacts. All three have made news in the legal world in the past few months, and all were thrust into the spotlight through social media.
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By Ryan Lovelace | May 21, 2018
Ahead of the American Bar Association's annual meeting this summer, an ABA working group is debating a proposed resolution to help lawyers and law firms deal with problems of mental illness and impairment.
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By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | May 21, 2018
It is well-recognized that often, when an attorney sues a client for unpaid fees, the client will bring a counterclaim for legal malpractice. Some sources indicate that the likelihood of receiving such a counterclaim could be as high as 40 percent; others place it even higher.
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By Eden Landow | May 21, 2018
The Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday issued discipline opinions regarding three attorneys.
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By Scott Flaherty | May 21, 2018
A former business associate of the notorious Miami Beach corporate raider is suing Akerman, alleging the law firm gave shoddy advice to her successor as curator of Posner's estate.
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By Dan Packel | May 21, 2018
While lawyers in the U.S. and the U.K. have yet to feel the full effect of the #MeToo movement, the regulatory environment on the other side of the Atlantic may offer a more fertile ground for rooting out misconduct.
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By C. Ryan Barber | May 21, 2018
The deputy attorney general's planned remarks to a compliance audience in Washington did not reference Trump's demand for an investigation of the FBI. “We stress the need to act ethically and to do justice. We expect our prosecutors, our law enforcement agents and other personnel to be thinking about their ethical obligations with every decision that we make,” Rosenstein said at the event, hosted by Compliance Week.
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By Cheryl Miller | May 18, 2018
Steven Moawad, the California state bar's chief trial counsel, has withdrawn his nomination from the state Senate, effectively ending his tenure as the agency's top prosecutor.
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