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New stories and case digests and some columns focused on key court decisions and issues, as well as news stories on prominent lawyers in trouble, to articles and columns offering advice.
By Adolfo Pesquera | February 1, 2023
One attorney neglected a legal matter by failing to forward a letter to the complainant that triggered the complainant's right of first refusal.
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By Allison Dunn | January 30, 2023
The Idaho Supreme Court accepted Marsh's resignation in lieu of disciplinary proceedings. She may not apply for admission to the Idaho State Bar sooner than five years from the Jan. 18. If she does apply for admission, she will be have the burden of overcoming the rebuttable presumption of the "unfitness to practice law," the order said.
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By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | January 30, 2023
Lawyers who engage in frivolous litigation can face severe consequences. In recent months, the legal headlines have shown that courts are becoming more willing to hold lawyers and their clients jointly and severally liable for attorney's fees as a result of frivolous litigation.
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By Charles Toutant | January 23, 2023
The plaintiffs allegedly had significant, meritorious defenses in a FINRA case, but they were unable to assert them due to their counsel's alleged missteps.
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By Allison Dunn | January 23, 2023
"Respondent, as the sole attorney working on these matters, and as the managing and often the only attorney in her office, was responsible for protecting client or fiduciary funds under her control, for disbursing those funds only to the person or entity entitled to receive them, for reconciling her escrow account monthly, and for ensuring that non-lawyer staff complied with the same professional obligations," the subcommittee said.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | January 20, 2023
The boutique firm faces a breach-of-fiduciary-duty lawsuit.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | January 20, 2023
"No reasonable attorney could have concluded that each element was satisfied based on the facts Gammon accumulated before suing," the Fifth Circuit said.
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By Stephanie Wilkins | January 19, 2023
While ChatGPT has legitimate potential uses in the legal industry, recent proposals that amount to having the technology practice law on behalf of clients are a step too far in the mind of legal experts.
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By Cassandre Coyer | January 12, 2023
For now, where the blame falls for the mistake of exposing thousands of Social Security numbers is unclear. But for e-discovery professionals, this blunder "goes to show that the roles and responsibilities really do need to be defined ... because the impact is substantial."
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By Adolfo Pesquera | January 9, 2023
"Indeed, Zumwalt was the culpable party, not GG Security. Yet, the lawyers failed to obtain informed consent to the joint representation," the lawsuit said.
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