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Legal Ethics - January, 2020
306 articles
- Former Ogletree Lawyer Drops Sex Discrimination Suit
- Avenatti Atty Grills Boies Schiller Lawyer Over Nike Probe
- LeClairRyan Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks Help From Foley & Lardner
- Sedgwick's Ch. 11 Plan Approved Over Ex-Partner's Objection
- Fired GC Of WR Berkley Unit Alleges Pervasive Age Bias
- Unswayed By Atty's Claims, Texas Jury Boots Bias Case
- Oasis Escapes Borrowers' Suit Over Legal Funding
- NY Bar Backs Fortified Rule On Atty Misconduct And NDAs
- Justice Ginsburg Says Firms Can Do More For Female Attys
- ICE Courthouse Arrests Cause 'Widespread Fear,' DAs Claim
- Atty Suspended In NJ Over 'Web Of Lies' In Med Mal Case
- Texas Bankruptcy Atty Admonished For Referral Quid Pro Quo
- Convicted Ex-Philly Judge Wants Sanctions Case Paused
- Ex-King & Spalding Atty Slams Firm's Yiddish In Firing Suit
- NJ Justices Suspend Pa. Atty For Ignoring Clients
- No Reboot For Misconduct Suit Against Mass. Judge
- Nev. Man Could Pay $1K-A-Day Fine In CFTC's $11M Ponzi Suit
- 'This Is Not A Lawsuit,' Judge Tells Man Suing Ex For Breakup
- Boeing Undercut $1.3B Air Force Deal Trial, Aircraft Co. Says
- Utah Supreme Court Gives 'Dreamers' Path To Practice Law
- Fight Over Head Atty Status In GE 401(k) Row Heats Up
- Davidson Berquist DQ'd From Patent Appeal Over Conflict
- Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
- Foley Cuts Ties To Venezuelan Official After Boycott Threat
- Cab Co. Trustee Sanctioned For Discovery Abuse
- UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
- 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
- Ex-Arent Fox Atty Accuses Firm Of Disability Discrimination
- Ex-Boies Schiller Atty Tells Of Avenatti's Nike 'Stickup'
- Fracking Co. Atty DQ'd, Ordered To Testify In Patent Suit
- NJ Real Estate Atty Suspended For Pocketing Tax Refunds
- Indicted Ex-Giuliani Ally To Give More Info To Congress
- Atty Dispute Over $2.6B Terror Award Returns To State Court
- 11th Circ. Urged To Revisit Suit Over False Bar Exam Results
- LabMD Racketeering Suit Against Tiversa, Law Firms Axed
- Law360's The Week In Discipline
- Hillary Clinton Relents, Accepts Service Of Tulsi Gabbard Suit
- Delta Travelers Defend Recusal Bid In Kickback Suit
- A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
- Ex-Trump Adviser Says DNC, Perkins Coie Dossier Full Of Lies
- Judge Irked By Being In The Dark On 'Varsity Blues' Conflict
- Sullivan & Cromwell Wants $13M Double-Dealing Suit Axed
- Jury Told Avenatti Is 'Brash' But Didn't Extort Nike
- NY Judge Sanctions 'Notorious' Atty In Barneys Copyright Suit
- Miles & Stockbridge Ducks DQ Bid In $100M Army Deal Suit
- Odd Alliances Back Del.'s Bid To Restore Bench Balance Rule
- NXIVM Cult Leader Accused of Pyramid Scheme, 'Legal Wars'
- DOJ 'Playing Hardball' Over McCabe Probe Records
- DeLorean Co. Seeks Fees Over 'Back To The Future' Suit
- NJ Justices Throw Out 'Unsound' Ethics Rules For Atty Fees
- What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
- 2nd Circ. Sheldon Silver Opinion May Limit Fraud Prosecution
- Texas Panel Urged To Revive Winstead Malpractice Suit
- Pa. Justices To Mull When Clock Starts For Legal Malpractice
- Clark Hill Can't Dodge Ex-Client's Malpractice Suit
- Jacoby & Meyers, Finkelstein Can't Duck Billing Dispute
- Texas Atty Can't Skirt Sanctions For Billing After He Was Fired
- Ex-Cognizant Execs' Case Raises Novel FCPA Issues
- Suit Calls Deal Over Johnny Cash Museum 'Unconscionable'
- Ex-Balch Partner, Coal Exec Ask 11th Circ. To Ax Convictions
- Drivers Rip VW Bid To DQ Former FBI Chief In Bellwether Trial
- Vinyl Maker In TM Suit Sanctioned For Deleting Website Data
- 'Close Your Legs' Judge Must Go, NJ Judicial Panel Says
- UBS Compels Arbitration For Atty's Retaliation Claim
- Judge Raises Immunity Specter In Atty's Fight With Ex-Sheriff
- Atty Can't Revive Claim Sheppard Mullin Aided Ponzi Scheme
- 'Chastened' Atty Apologizes For Takeda, BakerHostetler Suit
- Ex-Giuliani Allies Spar Over Docs Amid Impeachment Trial
- Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
- Judge Rejects Recusal Bid In Lehman Deferred Comp. Dispute
- DC Circ. Sinks Ex-Greenberg Atty's OCC Action Challenge
- Baseless IP Suit Over Global Entry, Green Cards Ends In Fees
- Harsh Words For Avenatti As Jury Selection Kicks Off
- Freshfields Says No Written Pact Means No Suit For Recruiter
- 'Incompetent' Filings In Hotel Dispute Draw NJ Court's Wrath
- Injured Calif. Atty Sees $27M Legal Malpractice Win Voided
- Pa. Atty Disbarred Over Plot To Secretly Photograph Woman
- Minn. Law Prof Gets 2 Years Probation For Lying To IRS
- Ohio Judge Incites Backlash For Reporting Defendants To ICE
- 3rd-Party Funding Of FCA Cases Comes Under DOJ Scrutiny
- K&L Gates Accused Of Not Accommodating Worker's ADHD
- King & Spalding Says Atty Can't Bar Bad Press In Firing Suit
- Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
- Proskauer Can't Shake Stanford Ponzi Suit In Antigua
- Oops! DOJ Enviro Head Fesses Up After License Lapse
- Jones Day Says 'Ostrich Tactic' Merits Sanctions In Bias Case
- NYC Water Contract Bribery Case In Peril Over Discovery Row
- Insurer Must Pay McCarter & English Fees In School IP Fight
- Wachtel Missry, Atty Try To Shake $7.7M Malpractice Suit
- Long Day Brings Hot Heads At DQ Bid Over $100M Army Deal
- Calif. Appeals Court Remands $4.3M Atty Fee Dispute
- Citing 'Behavior,' Judge Won't Give Atty Fees To Liebowitz
- ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
- Medical Malpractice Firm Can't Escape Suit Over Payments
- DC Bar Launches Study Of Nonlawyer Firm Ownership
- Genova Burns Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Ex-NJ Pol
- Dems Say Trump Atty Undercuts DOJ Case In Subpoena Fight
- Ex-Trump Counsel Battling Subpoena Says Clients Call Shots
- Katten, Recruiter Settle Dallas Placement Fee Dispute
- Attys Doomed Shot At $1.26M Tax Credit, Metal Co. Claims
- Breaking Down Michael Avenatti's Nike Extortion Trial
- California Bar Mulls Licensing Nonlawyer Professionals
- Law360's The Week In Discipline
- Baker Donelson Hit With $1.8M Malpractice Suit By Logger
- Baker Botts Accused Of Extortion In Atty's $35M RICO Suit
- Immigration Attys Tell Justices Law Criminalizes Good Advice
- Feds Can't Keep Trump, Porn Star Out Of Avenatti Nike Trial
- Judge Memberships Warning Has Some Questioning Its Scope
- Judge Says Bickering Attys Must Shape Up In Airline Spat
- 7th Circ. Sets Fee Penalty For Atty Who Filed 'Monstrosity'
- Snell & Wilmer Fights DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Suit
- Spending Addiction Diagnosis Gets Power Broker Lesser Term
- BofA Slams Bid To DQ Goodwin Procter In Lending Bias Suit
- Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
- No Sanctions For Billionaire's Antics In Sex Battery Trial
- 3 Concerns If Your Witness Becomes Flippant At Deposition
- Ousted Grammy Prez Says BigLaw Atty Sexually Harassed Her
- Greenberg Partner Can't Stick Defense Atty With $328K Bill
- Ex-Mithril Fund GC Demands Firm Stop Its 'Three-Front War'
- ABA Membership Could Call Judges' Objectivity Into Question
- Billionaire Gets 5th Shot At Wrongful Termination Depo
- Class Counsel Can't Pocket $350K Left From $30M Settlement
- Fed. Circ. Judges To Attorneys: Don't Interrupt Us
- Ill. Chief Judge Claims Immunity Over 'Empire' Use Of Facility
- Dechert Contractor Says Firm Fired Him Due To Stroke
- Avenatti Says Geragos Must Testify At Extortion Trial
- Ex-King & Spalding Atty Says Pro Se Status Is Not A Ploy
- Tech Biz Says Too Late To DQ Firm In $100M Army Bid Fight
- 3 Federal Court Rulings Highlight Key Privilege Lessons
- Perkins Coie Hit With $150M Suit Claiming Patent Cover-Up
- Sheldon Silver Partly Slips Corruption Conviction At 2nd Circ.
- Dentons Ducked Share Of $1.7M Tab In Fee Battle, Suit Says
- Allstate Says Profane Attorney Hasn't Apologized For Threats
- 6th Circ. Is Told Opioid MDL Judge Flouting Court Rules
- Fox Rothschild Ruling Tames Fears Of Nonclient Claims In NJ
- Feds Seek To Jam Revolving Door In High-Profile Cases
- Texas Justices Won't Review Frack Co.'s Atty Malpractice Suit
- Owner of Bankrupt Golf Co. Held In Contempt In Patent Suit
- Texas High Court Passes On Appeal Against Beyoncé's Dad
- Napoli Bern Seeks New Trial In Asbestos Fee Dispute
- NJ Court Urged Not To Toss Suit Against Disbarred Pol
- Law360's The Week In Discipline
- Zeichner Ellman Wants $150M Malpractice Suit Tossed In NY
- Mexico Must Share Quinn Emanuel Probe Info In $700M Case
- Texas Atty Who Hid Client's Death Stuck In Malpractice Suit
- Copyright Atty Should Be Disbarred, Not Fined, Judge Told
- Ticket-Fixing Ex-Judge Stripped Of NJ Law License
- 6th Circ. Overturns Atty Sanctions In Medical Device Suit
- FIRREA Remains Potent Civil Fraud Enforcement Tool
- How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
- Harvard Students Threaten To Boycott Paul Weiss Over Exxon
- Brown Rudnick Wants $300M Malpractice Suit Tossed
- Phelan Hallinan Won't Be Sanctioned For 'Stale' Accusations
- Attys Can't Pursue Insurer For Cut Of Ex-Client's Settlement
- Atty's Racism Requires New Murder Trial, Full 9th Circ. Says
- 5th Circ. Calls Gender Pronoun Orders A 'Quixotic' Task
- Ex-Attys Can't DQ New Counsel In $350M Shire Deal
- VW Aims To DQ Ex-FBI Chief From 'Clean Diesel' Bellwether
- Attorney's TV News Interview Draws Call For Sanctions
- Atty Can't Be Both Trial Counsel and Witness, Judge Says
- Lawyer Seeks Share Of $4M Atty Fees In Wrongful Death Case
- Profane Atty Says 'Sorry' In Allstate Sanctions Fight
- Dentons Sees No Deal On Horizon In Guinea Fee Fight
- 7th Circ. Lets Firms Take Share Of Bayer Settlement
- CohnReznick Accuses Mazars Of Poaching, Seeks Damages
- Michael Avenatti To Stay In Jail Ahead Of Embezzlement Trial
- IRS Arrests Michael Avenatti, Cutting State Bar Hearing Short
- Avenatti Loses Bid To Delay Nike Extortion Trial
- FedEx Wage Suit Judge Criticizes Littler For Overlitigating
- Justices Urged To Clarify Damages For Wrongfully Convicted
- Insurer Pledges 'Long' Battle With Buckley Over $6M Claim
- Attys Spar Over Fees From Antitrust Row At 7th Circ.
- Convicted Ex-Pa. Justice Can't Get Case Axed At 3rd Circ.
- Tucker Arensberg Says It Had No Reason To Save Atty's Texts
- Atty Errors Keep Girardi, 'Housewives' Star In Lender Suit
- Attys Avoid Sanctions For 'Overzealous' Brief In Platinum Suit
- LA County Seeks To Toss Suit Alleging Racial Discrimination
- Disgraced Atty Loses Bid To Dismiss Lender Fraud Suit
- NY Judge Says She Won't Unseal Trove Of Epstein Docs
- Ex-King & Spalding Atty Asks To Exclude News Articles
- NJ Firm Ducks Malpractice Row Over Contract's Terms
- Former Client Sues Houston Firm Over $25K Sanctions
- Pierce Bainbridge Says Ex-Partner's Suit Must Be Arbitrated
- Ex-Kasowitz Atty Says He Was Victim Of Racial, Gay Bias
- Why Reformers Want Disclosure Of 3rd-Party MDL Funding
- Receiver Says Baker Donelson Must Face Timber Scam Suit
- Ex-Deutsche Trader Says DOJ Outsourced Spoofing Probe
- Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
- SEC Seeks Sanctions For Blockvest's 'Bad Faith Deception'
- High Court Won't Review $5.2M Judgment Despite Atty DQ
- Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
- The Firms That Dominated In 2019
- Google Parent's Embattled Top Atty Set To Depart
- Small Firm Can't Slip Prisoner's Pro Bono Civil Rights Case
- Attys Can't Duck Client's Claims On Failed Hepatitis Berry Suit
- 6th Circ. Forigves Late Filing For Iraqi Christian With Sick Atty
- Man Gets 5 Years For Bilking $1.6M From Law Firms, Charities
- Firms Seek To Exit Malpractice Suit Related To Syngenta MDL
- Texas Atty Can't Claim Defamation In Long-Running Feud
- Ill. Judge Removed For Lying To Cops In Murder Investigation
- Calif. Court Says Atty's Use Of 'Ab Initio' Contradicts Meaning
- IP Owner Blasts Netflix's 'Staggering' $3M Fee Bid
- Ex-Optimum Atty Claims Firm Is Systemically Mismanaged
- Ethics Blogger Says Critique Of DC Conduct Case Is Protected
- 'Polite F-U' Email Stays In States' Drug Price-Fixing Case
- Rodeo Ruling Clarifies Atty Conflict Rules In Derivative Suits
- 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
- Holy Spirit-Led Juror Rightly Axed From Ex-Rep.'s Fraud Trial
- NJ Atty With 'Audacity' To Bill After Keeping $100K Disbarred
- Wells Fargo Kiboshes Website Calling Its Atty 'The Prostitute'
- Texas Atty Can't Duck Suit Over Not Revealing Client's Death
- McCarter Settles School's Malpractice Claims Over Insurance
- Avenatti Must Face Fraud Charge At Upcoming Nike Trial
- NYC Bar Asks Congress To Probe AG Barr For 'Partiality'
- Fineman Krekstein Dodges Pa. Malpractice Coverage Claims
- Law360's The Week In Discipline
- Houston Firm Wants To Arbitrate Ex-Partner's $9M Lawsuit
- Auto Parts Co. Can't Stick EEOC With Fees In Retaliation Suit
- 1st Circ. Unsure Atty Error Led To Fraudster's Conviction
- 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
- Litigious Porn Studio Sued By Former Law Firm
- Attys On Both Sides Of Insurance Dispute Get Sanctioned
- Disbarred NJ Ex-Pol Says He Didn't Rep Malpractice Claimant
- GE Retirees' Cert. Bid Hits Snag As Judge Seeks Atty Names
- Bankrupt Law Firm's Trustee Calls Negligence Claim Baseless
- Weinstein Loses Bid To Remove Trial Judge For Prejudice
- 7 Ethics Tips For Lawyers' Pretrial Social Media Use
- States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
- Fox Rothschild Beats Ponzi Scheme Suit At NJ High Court
- Wells Fargo Slams Website Calling Its Atty 'The Prostitute'
- 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Georgia Bar Exam Result Suit
- Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Points Finger At Latham Over Charges
- Philly Injury Firm Inks Deal Over Medicare Reimbursements
- Facing More Sanctions, Copyright Atty Vows To 'Fix Mistakes'
- Weinstein Seeks Trial Judge's Recusal For Texting Tirade
- Ex-Kasowitz Partner Says Firm Stiffed Him On Pay
- How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
- Ex-Jones Day Attys Rip Sanctions Bid In Gender Bias Suit
- Weinstein Fails In Bid To Boot Gloria Allred From Courtroom
- Calif. Atty Accused Of Flouting Court Orders After $12M Fine
- 10th Circ. Tosses Malpractice Suit Against Atty As Untimely
- NJ High Court Questions Motive Of Ticket-Fixing Ex-Judge
- Timeshare Exit Co. Loses False Ad Claims Against Wyndham
- Avenatti's Ex-Wife Must Give Up $700K In Ex-Law Partner Suit
- Pa. Enviro Board Slashes Fee Award In Pipeline Challenge
- Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
- Texas Firm Defeats $4.7M Contingency Fee Suit
- Allergan Accused Of Playing Dirty In Breast Implant MDL
- Investor Wants Judge Off Suit Over 'Shark Tank' Soap-Maker
- Burford Capital Shakes Up Top Brass After Metrics-Juking Suit
- Northwestern Mutual Wants Attorney's Widow Sanctioned
- The Real Danger Of Outsourced Government Investigations
- Cellino & Barnes Split Further Soured By Hacking Claims
- Fed Circ. Won't Let Attys Get Fees From Feds On Vet's Behalf
- Cigna Can't Use Privilege To Shield Info In NFL ERISA Suit
- Ill. Financial Adviser Wants To Pause Widow's Malpractice Suit
- Time Lapse Cited In Defense Of 'Argue With A Woman' Slogan
- Tribe Slams Law Firm's Bid To Win Breach Of Contract Suit
- Appellate Judge Sexually Harassed Women, Calif. Panel Says
- NJ High Court Challenges Public Defender Malpractice Claims
- 4 Simple Rules For Witness Note Taking
- Houston Atty Defends Sanctions In Title Co. Takeover Row
- Former NFL Standout Seeks To Recoup Tax Scheme Penalties
- Pierce Bainbridge Wants To DQ Ex-Partner's Atty
- Miles & Stockbridge Hit With DQ Bid In Army Contract Case
- Avenatti Can't Escape Extortion Charges In Nike Case
- Weinstein Trial Opens With Call For David Boies To Testify
- Atty Must Face $300K Child Porn Judgment, 6th Circ. Says
- Feds Seek 7 Years For Belgian Fraudster Who Bilked Firms
- 7th Circ. Sanctions Atty $1K For Altering Pics In Walmart Suit
- Attys Must Show Work For $23M Fees In American Realty Deal
- XL Entities Say $267M TCPA Judgment Doesn't Involve Them
- DC Circ. Judges Rebut Trump's Stance On McGahn Testimony
- Calif. High Court Revives Ethics Claims Against Atty
- Conn. Court Nixes Atty Sanction, Fees In Injury Suit
- 6th Circ. Affirms Law Firm's Win In Debtor's Anxiety Suit
- BP Spill Settlement Fraudster Can't Vacate 17-Year Sentence
- Avenatti Spars With Nike Over Evidence Ahead Of Trial
- Donohue Brown Says Chicago Firm Refusing To Pay Fees
- Real Estate Adviser's Attys Slam Sanctions Bid In Fraud Suit
- The Meaninglessness Of 'Disinterested' Revisited
- Snell & Wilmer Faces DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Row
- 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
- Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Says Auto Startup Ruined His Career
- Ill. Panel Urges Suspension For Unauthorized Prosecutor
- Debtor Says Law Firm's Court Cost Requests Deceptive
- Ex-NFLer With Concussion Award Ordered To Pay Funder
- 5th Circ. Revives Womble Malpractice Claims In Bias Fight
- Convicted 'Real Housewife' Stuck Behind Bars During Appeal
- Bartlit Beck Pursues $54M Award In Casino Tycoon Fee Fight
- Estate Can't Yet Bar Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wife's Trial Testimony
- Texas Atty Says German Air Glider Co. Ignoring Legal Bills
- 'Annoyance Lawyer' Seeks Rehearing After 2nd Circ. Ejection
- Crypto Biz Blames FaegreBD's Advice For $200K SEC Fine
- Insurance Fight Over Avenatti-Linked Jet Back In State Court
- Roberts Says Rulings Should Promote 'Confidence' In Courts
- Soccer Gear Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Nike's Antitrust Win
- Atty Says Ex-Partner Demanded $1.5M To Keep Affairs Secret
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