Legal Ethics Archive » December, 2017

Legal Ethics - December, 2017

193 articles

• Ex-Katten Attorney Convicted Of Aiding Shkreli Fraud
• Ex-Katten Atty's Trial Heads To Jury For The Holidays
• Ex-Fried Frank Client Loses Bid To Revive Tax Advice Suit
• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• Ex-Katten Atty Cites 'Walls' Of Doubt As Trial Nears End
• ABA Aims For Uniformity In Lawyer Ad Model Rule Changes
• Loose Lips Still Sink Ships: Inadvertent Tipping In 2017
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• Atty's Failure Led To Lawmaker's Conviction, Pa. Justices Told
• Law Firm Can't Dodge Suit Over Timeshare Escape Advice
• Clerks Urge Chief Justice To Tackle Sexual Harassment
• Atty Relieved In $3M Scam Case After Not Getting Paid
• Texas Panel Affirms Investor's Win Against DLA Piper
• IP Firm Hits LegalZoom, State Bars With $60M Antitrust Suit
• Greebel 'Greased Wheels' For Shkreli, Feds Say At Closing
• Ex-LeClairRyan Atty Stays As Ch. 11 Trustee Despite Conflict
• USAA Fights Fla. Firm's Move To Quash Discovery Orders
• Ex-Fla. Bar Prez Says He Shouldn't Be DQ'd From $11M Suit
• Ex-Atty Ordered To Pay $11M Restitution In $32M Fraud Case
• No DQ For Attorneys In General Mills Age Bias Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms 6½-Year Sentence For Ex-Atty
• Texas' Top Criminal Court To Hear Paxton Prosecutor Pay Row
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• With Another Flap, Greebel Fraud Trial Heads To Closings
• Ohio Justices Affirm Atty's Suspension For Bad Billing
• Ford Can't Invalidate Transmission Defect Deal Opt-Outs
• More BigLaw Firms Seeing Data Breaches
• Univision Seeks Sanctions From Film Co., Attys In IP Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Firms' Class Action Fee Award
• How Not To File A Successful Rule 29 Motion
• Pa. Justices Revive $1.5M Barrack Rodos Fee-Sharing Suit
• My Strangest Day In Court
• Ex-Pa. Bar Chief Sues Philly Sheriffs Over Courthouse Fracas
• In Kozinski Fallout, Law Clerks Urged To Report Misconduct
• Walmart Worker Nabs $1M In Fees, Counsel Sanctioned
• Ill. Atty Can Go After Client's Parents For Divorce Fees
• Ticket Clinic Says Tikd Antitrust Suit Violates Deal
• Kozinski Fall Carries 'MeToo' Message For Judges, Clerks
• Weinstein Co. Won't Pay Its Bills, Greenberg Glusker Says
• Dentons Predecessor To Pay Bulk Of $12.2M USAE Deal
• Fla. Judge Recuses Himself In FEC's Suit Against Ex-US Rep.
• Morgan Lewis Must Turn Over Docs In Fraud Row, Execs Say
• Mass. Man Ordered To Stop Unauthorized Practice Of Law
• President Donald Trump Loses Third Judge Nominee
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• Kozinski To Retire In Wake Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations
• 2nd Circ. Gets Kozinski Sex Probe Amid New Reports
• Judge Lambasts Attys In Dirty Jeep Engine Row
• Atty Charged With Fraud, Extorting Payment At Gunpoint
• Texas Justices Pass On Bid To Ax New Trial Against Attys
• Ex-IRS Atty Cops To 'Breaking Bad,' Shipping Meth In Mail
• Ex-Fla. Congressman Wants Judge Recused In FEC Suit
• MGM Slashes Suit By Ex-Atty Facing Child Sex Charges
• Fitbit Wants Activity Monitor IP Suit Tossed As Sanction
• The Biggest New Jersey Cases Of 2017
• Social Media Can Create Confidentiality Exception, ABA Says
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Trucking Co. Says Malpractice Led To $32M Jury Verdict
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• Senators Must Work Harder To Properly Judge Our Judges
• Ex-Radnor CEO Wants 3rd Circ. To Rethink Skadden Win
• Crane Heyman Says Trustee Can't Pursue Malpractice Claims
• Gov't Misconduct Claims Blocked From Ex-Katten Atty Trial
• Atty, Stock Transfer Agent Charged In Stock Fraud Scheme
• Royal Caribbean Wants Harvey Class Attys Sanctioned
• 9th Circ. Chief Launches Kozinski Sex Misconduct Inquiry
• Time To Root Out Political Interference With The DOJ
• Miccosukee Ask Justices To Skip Tribal Immunity Case
• Law360's The Week in Discipline
• Atty Pocketed Fees Without Working, Ill. Commission Says
• Atty Wants Political Contributions Nixed From Bribery Suit
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• Fla. Firm Wants Order Quashed In Facebook Friends DQ Row
• Atty-Journalist Describes 'Hypersexualized World' Of Kozinski
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• Barnes & Thornburg Atty Suspended For Billing Misconduct
• Morgan Lewis Wants Order On Privileged Material Clarified
• Ex-Katten Atty Trial Halted Over 'Career-Ending' Claims
• Ex-Law School Students Need Loan Discharges, NC AG Says
• Judge Did Not Have Conflict In Whistleblower Case: NJ Panel
• Chinese Investor Sues Over Alleged $50M EB-5 Visa Scam
• UPMC Drops Suit Against Atty Over Client Solicitation
• Rosenstein Says No 'Good Cause' To Fire Mueller
• Atty Need Not Wait For IRS In Malpractice Case: Texas Panel
• SEC Target's Filings Too 'Inept' To Be Atty's, Court Told
• Court Urged To Rethink Jurisdiction In Judge Defamation Suit
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Compliance, Past And Future
• Lawyers Under Fire: The 2017 Year-End Ethics Review
• Misconduct Gets DLA Piper Attys Tossed From Dish IP Row
• Flextronics 'Screwed Up' By Missing Opt-Out, Judge Says
• SEC Knocks Trader's DQ Bid Over Alleged Privilege Breach
• NJ Atty Suspended After 'Brazen Deception' Toward Tribunals
• L'Oreal Must Face IP Atty's Suit Over Frivolous-Patent Fears
• MoFo, Boies Attys To Answer Waymo Queries In Uber IP Suit
• Atty Must Appeal Sentence At Criminal Court, Panel Says
• Kozinski Porn Claims Put Heat On 9th Circ. Chief To Act
• Doc Says Absentee Atty's Negligence Resulted In Loss
• Litigation Funding In Canada: More Of A Group Effort
• Ex-NJ Judge Denies Improper Payments From DWI Fund
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Can Company Counsel Be At Gov't Interviews Of Employees?
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• Ill. Firm Must Face Privacy Claims Over Deposition Disclosure
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• Law Firm Doesn't Owe For GSK Contempt Order, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ex-Katten Atty's Expert Defends No-Work Consulting Deals
• Senate Sets Up Vote For 'Not Qualified' Trump Judge Pick
• Fla. Justices To Hear Row Over Judge's Facebook Friends
• LA Boutique Says Ex-Gibson Dunn Atty Owes $140K In Fees
• Ex-Pa. Lawmaker Avoids Prison In Gambling Ring Scheme
• Supreme Court Won't Review Lawyer's Stock Fraud Conviction
• NJ Bitcoin Investor Accuses UK Firm Of Ponzi Scheme
• Texas Ex-Atty Should Pay $13.7M To Mexican Agency: Feds
• Detroit Residents Fire Back At Sanctions Bid In Arena Suit
• Investors Can't Revive Baker Botts Subpoena In Yukos Suit
• Gates Keeps Defense Atty Despite Potential Conflict
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• 9th Circuit's Kozinski Accused Of Showing Staffers Porn
• Former Mass. State Lawmaker Indicted On Corruption Charges
• SEC Sues Immigration Atty Over EB-5-Related Commissions
• Bock Hatch Must Return Docs It Was Given In Error, Court Told
• Katten Atty Says He Never Saw Greebel Break The Law
• ABA Ethics Committee Warns Against Judges Googling Cases
• NJ Judge Accused Of Helping Fugitive Beau Must Face Trial
• Atty To Shell Out $11.7M For Class-Action Finance Fraud
• Fla. Justices Stay Case To Mull Judge's Facebook Friendship
• Judge Who Accepted Flynn's Guilty Plea Recuses Himself
• Firm Tells 9th Circ. It Can Tap Multiple Limits For Fraud Suits
• K&L Gates Rips Claim It Aided Alleged Weinstein Cover-Up
• Ex-Katten Atty Was Corporate Ace At Firm, Jury Hears
• Heller Ehrman's BigLaw Fee Fight Hits Calif. High Court
• 40 Years Of FCPA: A Journey From Conviction To Dismissal
• Atty Can't Escape Charges In Allentown Pay-To-Play Scheme
• 4th Circ. Revives Ex-SEC Atty's Whistleblower Firing Suit
• Law360's The Week in Discipline
• Ex-NJ Atty Can't Beat Prison Term In $40M Fraud Scheme
• Firm Seeks CFPB Sanctions Over Alleged Cordray Talks Delay
• Hardcover Hazards: 4 Ethics Risks For Judges Writing Books
• Prosecution In Greebel Case Rests After Hearing Last Witness
• Morgan Lewis Must Turn Over 'Oral Downloads' To SEC
• NJ Justices Snub Firms' Battle Over Fees From Mutual Client
• Pa. Atty In Contempt Over Privilege For Divorce Records
• Texas Justices Told Free Speech Law Beats Atty Fraud Claims
• Judge Rules Del. Political Bench Balance Unconstitutional
• Atty Says SEC Probe Can't Link Him To $30M Ponzi Scheme
• NJ Justices Nix Firm's Bid To Review 'Sham' Grocery Suit
• Morgan Lewis Says Ex-Client Suing For $30M Waived Conflicts
• Catholic Charities Atty Resigns Amid Embezzling Charges
• Immigrant Urges High Court Not To Hear Case Against Atty
• Pa. Judge, Atty Face Additional Charges In Bribery Scheme
• Ex-Dolphins Coach Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Paul Weiss Suit
• Tressler Partner Sues Atty For Bungling Move From Old Firm
• Basic Human Rights: Whose Job Is Enforcement?
• Morgan Lewis May Face DQ Over 'Sticky' Conflict In Wage Suit
• Allentown Mayor Can't Dodge Corruption Charges
• Fugitive $550M Social Security Fraudster Returned To US
• ND Tribe Member Fights Fee, Interest Bids In Royalty Beef
• Crocs Wants Apology For Repeated Lawsuits
• Level Global Exec Fights Insider-Trading Raid At 2nd Circ.
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Kan. AG's Suspension Appeal
• Immigrant-Duping Calif. Atty Charged With Felony Theft
• NJ Atty Sued After Appeal Nixing $102M Child Abuse Verdict
• Fla. Bar Wants Ex-President Off $11.4M Antitrust Suit
• Blasingame Burch Freed From Ex-Client's Pelvic Mesh Suit
• Judge With Alzheimer's Who Let Clerk Hear Cases Pushed Out
• UF Blocked Law Professor's Sabbatical Pay, Jury Told
• Prosecutor Accuses Texas County Of Racial Discrimination
• FBI Pressured Witness With Surprise Visit, Greebel Atty Says
• Shareholder Attys Liable For Firm's $1.3M Unremitted Tax
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Fees To Atty In Pa. Gaming Inquiry Row
• Accused Film Scammer Says No Atty Conflict Over Trump Ally
• Lies, Damn Lies And The Lying Investigators Who 'Pretext'
• New Docs Dispute 'Not Qualified' Rating For 8th Circ. Pick
• Former Paul Weiss Atty Gets 5 Years On Child Porn Charge
• NY District Atty Charged With Perjury, Won't Resign
• Former Ill. Clerk Says She Was Fired For Reporting Tampering
• Attys Needn't Be DQ'd In General Mills Age Bias Row: Judge
• Law Firm Challenges CFPB's Constitutionality At 9th Circ.
• Fla. Judge Accused Of Steering Mediation Work To Adviser
• Diversity Statement Not Optional, Ontario Law Group Says
• Aman Resorts' Ch. 11 Case Tossed In 'Déjà Vu' Moment
• Ogletree Botched Analyst's Green Card Case, Suit Claims
• Immigration Atty Pleads Guilty To Visa Fraud Scheme
• Texas Atty Sued For Not Timely Filing Client's Claim
• Siren Co. Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Fees In Firefighter Scrap
• Texas Justices Pass On Hunton Real Estate Investment Row
• Clifford Chance, Partner Fined £100K In Excalibur Debacle
• Feds Want Shkreli To Forfeit $7.3M, Wu-Tang Clan Album