Legal Ethics Archive » November, 2022

Legal Ethics - November, 2022

274 articles

• NY's Ex-Chief Judge Kept State-Funded Perks After Resigning
• Atty's 'Innocent' Comment On Race May Doom $2.8M Verdict
• Attys Must Choose Between Clients In Ga. Election Probe
• Ohio Lawyer Sanctioned For Vaping At Trial
• LeClairRyan Gets OK On Deal Over $28M Malpractice Claim
• Injury Faker Testifies She Lied To Doc Charged In $31M Scam
• Warner Norcross Data-Breach Suit Moves To Michigan
• NY Bar Suit Seeks Raise For Attys Repping Indigent Clients
• Pa. Senate Accepts Articles Of Impeachment For Philly DA
• Fla. Justices Suspend Atty In 1st Hurricane Ian-Related Case
• Tax Pros Face Feb. Trial On Charges Of Hiding $1B From IRS
• NJ Investor Accuses Atty Of Malpractice Over Property Sale
• Ga. Atty Says Ex-Partner's Final Fraud Claim Must Be Tossed
• Ex-Pa. Atty Pleads Guilty To $1M-Plus Client Theft
• Ex-NJ Workers' Comp. Judge's Suit Headed To Appeals Court
• Ex-Ga. Atty Gets 2 Years Prison In $40M Fraud Case
• Don't Blame Atty For Uncontested Arbitral Loss, Judge Says
• Afghan Couple Rip Atty, Marine's Bids To Ax Kidnapping Case
• Quinn Emanuel Slams 'Offensive' Meta Antitrust Co-Lead Bid
• Pa. High Court Won't Revive Fraud Suit Against Travelers
• Tucker Ellis DQ'd From Representing Zurich In Coverage Row
• Bill For Tougher AML Rules On Attys Faces Senate Opposition
• Atty Charged In $31M Scam Tells Jury He's Getting A 'Bad Rap'
• 9th Circ. Upholds $7K Sanction On Calif. Tribal Company
• Pa. Senate Sets Stage For Impeachment Trial of Philly DA
• Lawmakers Say High Court Hasn't Addressed Leak Allegations
• El Paso DA Resigns Amid Allegations Of Incompetency
• La. Court Reporting Board Settles Price-Fixing Allegations
• DA, Probation Dept. Sued In LA-Area Officer's Shooting Death
• Group Says SEC Is Hiding In-House Court Breach Docs
• Judge Roasts 'Frivolous' Fee Bid In Rigged-Foreclosure Row
• NY Chief Judge's Departure Stymied Ethics Case, Docs Show
• Avco Corp. Can't Prove Duty Breach Against Former Atty
• Wife Of Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wants Discovery On DQ Motion
• Ritz-Carlton Atty Faces DQ Bid In Deceptive Tipping Dispute
• Disbarred Fla. Atty Avoids Prison For $5M Crypto Scam
• Detroit Hospital Network Bills Medicaid Patients, Class Says
• Attorney Accused Of $225M Tax Scheme Dies On Eve Of Trial
• Mich. Judges Under Scrutiny For Alleged Ethics Violations
• Alito Did Not Breach Ethics Rules, High Court Counsel Says
• Sherman & Howard Saves Malpractice Win In Colorado
• Trusts Atty Wants Access To Fla. Dr.'s Arbitration Ruling
• LeClairRyan Trustee Seeks OK For $2.1M Malpractice Deal
• NJ Real Estate Atty, Developer Admit To $3.5M Mortgage Fraud
• Law Schools Are Right To Steer Clear Of US News Rankings
• 4 Takeaways From The Impeachment Of Philly DA Krasner
• How Firms Are Getting The Most Out Of Their Pro Bono Work
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• A Look At A Lewis Brisbois Atty's 4-Year Wage Row With Ex-Firm
• ABA Asks Justices To Leave Atty-Client Privilege Alone
• CFPB And NY Settle Suit Alleging RD Legal 9/11 Fund Scam
• Ousted Firm Founder's Objection To Blocked Subpoena OK'd
• Construction Co. To Pay Out $890K To End Atty's Bias Suit
• CBS Investors Rip Report Over Redstone-Cleary Email
• AutoZone Can't Get Lawyer Kicked Off Retaliation Suit
• Perry Guha Still Repping Leon Black After Beating DQ Bid
• Litigation Funders Seek Transparency In Disclosure Debate
• Judge Hints At Sanctions In TM Class Action Against Google
• 11th Circ. Hints Special Master In Mar-A-Lago Case Won't Stay
• Houston Firm Accuses Former Atty Of Trying To Poach Clients
• Fla. Judge Dismisses Texas Atty In $2M Fraud Suit Over PPE
• Pashman Stein Sues NJ Attys For Nearly $600K In Fees
• Ex-Highland Exec Fights Restraining Order From Former GC
• Ex-Atty Hit With Fresh Claims Over Missing Client Funds
• Ex-Fisher Phillips Atty Renews Bond Bid Before Murder Retrial
• Tax Court Suspends Practitioner After State Suspension
• Jury Clears Philly DA In Fired Prosecutor's Age Bias Suit
• 5 Principles For Better Professional Development Programs
• Saudi Heirs' Atty Rips Special Master In Falsified Article Spat
• New Leak Claim Fuels Demand For High Court Ethics Code
• Fla. Appellate Nominations Violate Residency Rules, Suits Say
• Gibson Dunn Faces $2M Sanctions Bid In Facebook MDL
• Ex-Dentons Atty Can't Get Redo Of Order Requiring Arbitration
• Dershowitz Defamation Suit Against CNN Set For May Trial
• Cuomo Denies Retaliating Against Ex-Aide Behind Suit
• Ga. Court Worker Says Clerk Ordered Her To Destroy Records
• Pa. Atty Gets House Arrest Over $250K Client Fund Theft
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Practice With Passion
• Atty Says Fla. Bar's Hurricane Ian Claims Are Big Mix-Up
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• FBI's LA Chief Recused In Girardi Keese Probes
• Would Rules Have Cured FTX's 'Internal Controls Wasteland'?
• Fee Bid In $127.5M Parkland FBI Deal Created Attorney Rift
• Wells Fargo Legal Bill Inflated Loan Total By $40K, Judge Says
• Calif. Atty Can't Shake SEC Suit Over Fake Peach-Picking Co.
• Insurers Ask 11th Circ. To Dodge Fla. Atty Malpractice Claims
• Texas High Court Says Gov. Picks Can Help With VW Suit
• Ex-NJ Workers' Comp Judge's Suit Poised For Appeals Court
• House Judiciary GOP Highlights First Oversight Targets
• FTX Chaos, Texas Utility Reorg OK'd, Student Debt Relieved
• Hearing Set For Sanctions Bid In Google Play Store Case
• Conn. Judge Weighs Suspensions For Alex Jones Attys
• Ex-Trump Atty Asks Full 9th Circ. To Hear Jan. 6 Email Dispute
• Fla. Appeals Court Says No Time Limit On Malpractice Claims
• BakerHostetler Hiring Flouted Contract Rule, Ohio Panel Says
• Fed. Court Finds No Jurisdiction Over Ex-Redgrave Atty's Suit
• Trump Org. Trial Firms Paid By Conservative PACs
• NJ Homeowners Sue Atty Over Home's Enviro Restrictions
• Disbarred Atty Gets 15 Months For Throwing Molotov Cocktail
• Parkland Attys Felt 'Betrayal' Over $127.5M FBI Settlement Fee
• Fed. Circ. Freezes Del. Patent Suit Funding Probe For Now
• IP Forecast: Winery, Its Former Lawyer To Face Off In TM Row
• Akin Gump Gets Green Light To Represent Endo Claimants
• DOJ Tells 11th Circ. Mar-A-Lago Suit Should 'Come To An End'
• SEC Official Says Attys Must 'Be Clear' With Crypto Clients
• Del. Justices OK Toss Of TransPerfect, Shawe Claims
• Humbl Wants To Probe If Roche Freedman Paid Twitter Troll
• Ill. City Says Express Scripts Spoiled Docs In Acthar Case
• Texas Court Sanctions 'Mean' Atty For Comments
• Ex-Rep Can't Shield Emails To Self In Trading Case, Feds Say
• Atty Wants NJ Bar's Reserved Seats Vacated In Bias Suit
• Girardi CFO Drained Firm With Sham Vendors, Feds Say
• Edelson Slams Ex-Girardi Attys' Bid To Transfer Theft Suit
• Mass. Justices Urged To Toss All Marred Breathalyzer Cases
• Ex-ADI Engineer Treated Fairly By Prosecutors, Judge Finds
• NJ Disbars Atty For Helping Steal Nearly $5M In Fee Scheme
• More Tax Experts Indicted In $1B Shell Co. Scheme
• NJ Law Firm Wraps Up Fired Atty's Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Firm Rips Mortgage Malpractice Suit As Class Litigation Ploy
• Parkland Atty Said Colleagues Weren't Interested In Suing FBI
• NY AG Takes Trump's Revocable Trust Suit To Fla. Fed. Court
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Bar Del. Patent Suit Funding Probes
• Panel Hints At Longer Suspension For Gun-Wielding Judge
• Kreindler & Kreindler Objects To Leak Sanctions In 9/11 MDL
• Patient Wants Special Master DQ'd In J&J Hip Implant MDL
• Attys Sold Tax Avoidance Scheme In 7 States, Indictment Says
• Firm Asks Justices To Protect Dual-Purpose Client Comms
• Utah Axes $100K Fee Bid In Gold Mine Spill
• Ga. Judges Affirm Toss Of Slander Case In Atty Dispute
• Proof Shows Atty Helped CEO Evade Taxes On $225M, US Says
• 9th Circ. Finds No Conflict In $34M Hagens Berman Fee Award
• Former Samsung IP Attys Get DQ'd From Bixby Patent Suit
• Ga. Judge Gets Ethics Case Over Harassment, Name-Calling
• Pa. Atty Ducks Sanctions Over Chipotle Client Solicitation
• Perry Guha Fights 'Shameful' Bid To DQ It In Leon Black Case
• Texas Court Says No To Turnover Of Legal Malpractice Claims
• Federal Courts' Abuse Probes Lack 'Independence,' GAO Says
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Convictions Of Former NYS Judge
• Philly Political Consultant Charged With Forging Signatures
• Glover & Davis Can't Dodge Ex-Client's Legal Malpractice Suit
• Questions To Ask Before Making A Lateral Move As Partner
• Ex-Harvard Coach Says Feds Misled Court In Bribe Case
• 11th Circ. Sets Oral Args For Nov. 22 In Trump Records Review
• Michael Cohen Wins Revival Of Trump Org. Legal Fee Bid
• Trade Court Tosses Rail Coupler Company's ITC Suit
• Sanctions Bid Pushed In Google Play Antitrust Case
• US Trustee Says Rejected Alex Jones Attys Can't Get Fees
• Girardi Paid For House Now Owned By Los Angeles FBI Head
• Ex-Saul Ewing Paralegal Eyes Plea Deal In $600K Theft
• Plaintiffs Ask Ga. Judge To Keep $1.7B Verdict Against Ford
• Trump 'Electors' Fight Atty DQ Bid In Georgia Election Probe
• Trump Attys Say $500K Sanctions Motion Is 'Exorbitant'
• McCarter & English Must Produce Docs In Biotech's Suit
• Law Firm Seeking Debtor Beats TCPA Rap
• Trump, Barr Win Dismissal Of Cohen's Book Retaliation Suit
• DC Law Firm Denied Coverage For Timeshare False Ad Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Wants Counterclaims In $1.4M Fee Row Axed
• Attys Disbarred For Throwing Molotov Cocktails At NYPD Car
• Houston Firm Says Club Owner Owes $200K In Fees
• 11th Circ. Doubts Link Of Deposition Texting To Arbitral Award
• Ex-ADI Engineer Accuses Feds Of 'Blatant' Bias In Jury Strike
• No Criminal Charges On Horizon For Rudy Giuliani, DOJ Says
• 11th Circ. Says Officials Are Immune To Fla. Atty's Case
• Kozinski Reps Trump In 9th Circ. Twitter Censorship Fight
• Trump Insists Mar-A-Lago Docs Are Personal Records
• NJ Man Cops To Insider Trading In Atty Info-Poaching Case
• Wisconsin PI Firm Sues Rival Over Misleading Online Ads
• Houston Law Office Allegedly Used Photo Without Permission
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
• Judge Won't Revisit Conflict Issue In 'Odd Lots' Case
• Supreme Court Denies Ariz. GOP Chair's Subpoena Appeal
• Clement Decries BigLaw As 'Too Woke,' Too Money-Hungry
• Trump Org Payments Risked GC's Law License, Witness Says
• Trump Attys Sanctioned In 'Shotgun' Clinton Conspiracy Suit
• Trump Urges 11th Circ. To Keep Special Master Review
• Law Firm Pulled Into Malpractice Suit Over NJ Land Appraisal
• Rail Coupler Probe Advances As Feds Fight Atty Suit
• Disbarred Texas Atty Says He Is Owed $3.8M From Past Cases
• NJ Atty Seeks Malpractice Coverage For Property Sale Suit
• Ex-Skadden Atty, Credit Suisse Accused Of Pushing Bid Boost
• Ex-Girardi Keese CFO To Stay Jailed In $10M Theft Case
• Kirkland Clear To Represent 3M Unit In Ch. 11, For Now
• Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Says Feds Sat On Email Trove In Bribe Case
• Appeals Court To Weigh What Counts As Insured Loss
• ABA's No-Contact Rule Advice Raises Questions For Lawyers
• Ex-Dentons Atty's Firing Suit Heading To Arbitrator
• NJ Bar's 'Quota System' Of Reserved Seats Deemed Unlawful
• Kirkland Says Its Interests Not Conflicted In 3M Unit's Ch. 11
• Panel Hints Judge Likely Can't Escape Bulk Of Ethics Charges
• Drug Atty Ads Risk 'Serious Harm,' W.Va. AG Tells High Court
• Sotomayor Interrupts Roberts In Rare Role Reversal
• For Girardi, Bar Discipline Stayed Behind Closed Doors
• Texas Judge Reprimanded For Jailing Man In Probation Goof
• 4 Key Skills For An Effective Attorney Coaching Conversation
• Bar Counsel Wants Ex-DOJ Atty's Ethics Case To Stay In DC
• Judge Dismisses Some Insurers From BP Spill Fraud Suit
• Ex-Eisner, Sheppard Mullin Attys Allegedly Aided Court Fraud
• Control Of Congress Too Close To Call
• Dershowitz, Boies, Epstein Victim Resolve Defamation Suits
• Disclosure Failures Not Just 'Sloppiness,' Colo. Judge Says
• Judiciary Asks DC Circ. To Revisit Staff Political Speech Rules
• Church Fights Sanctions, Says Attys Gave Proper Disclosures
• Fed. Circ. Says Don't Let Those Transfer Motions Linger
• Cannabis Company Wants Arbitration In Fraud Suit
• Ex-Girardi Keese CFO Jailed On Wire Fraud Charge
• 2nd Circ. Backs Toss Of Pa. Residents' $619M Malpractice Suit
• How Civilian Attorneys Can Help Veterans
• Baker Donelson Seeks Deposition Pause In $13B Spying Case
• From Courts To Polls: BigLaw Turns Out To Protect The Vote
• Dentons Can't Revive Ohio Verein Structure Dispute
• Philly Firm Can't Escape Lawyer's Sex Bias Suit
• Apple Settles Startup's AirPods Patent Suit On Eve Of Retrial
• MLB Star Can't Sue Over Sex Assault Comment, Atty Says
• 5th Circ. Asked To Ditch Counsel Mandate For Kids
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Head Wants Kickbacks Indictment Tossed
• Crypto Trading Firm Waives Atty Fees After $1.56M Judgment
• Mass. Attorney Can't Escape Pot Shop Bribery Charges
• Sotomayor, Jackson Rip Cert Denial In DA Misconduct Case
• With Deadline Looming, Federal Judges' Finances Go Online
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned That Culture Shapes Law
• Littler Dismisses Trade Secrets Allegations Against Polsinelli
• Fla. Defense Attys Complain About Parkland Judge's Conduct
• Atty Must Face Fraud Claim In NJ Town's Overbilling Suit
• Broker Pleads Guilty in $500M Real Estate Fraud Suit
• NC Justices Restore Ex-DA's Conviction Over No-Show Hiring
• NY Atty Suspended Amid Overdrawn Escrow Investigation
• Texas Doc Claims Atty Had Conflict In Whistleblower Case
• 10th Circ. Rejects Ex-Ballard Spahr Partner's Energy Credits
• Brach Eichler Defeats Computer Hacking Suit In NJ
• Freeman Mathis Booted Off Suit Due To Atty 'Switching Sides'
• Google Fights Sanctions Bid In Play Store Case
• GOP Senators Prime BigLaw For Look Into ESG Work
• Endo Claimants' Request To Hire Akin Gump Draws Objection
• Donor's Claims Atty Bopp Misused Election Cash Get New Life
• McCarter & English Aims To Shield Docs In Malpractice Suit
• Texas Judge's Same-Sex Wedding Suit Tossed On Appeal
• Judge Lets Rail Group Join Suit Alleging Atty's Conflict
• Ex-Redgrave Atty Calls Sanction Bid A 'Study In Gaslighting'
• 9 Legal Ethics Considerations In Natural Disaster Preparation
• DC Trusts Atty Hit With 18-Month Suspension
• Ga. Deputy AG Mistreated Black Paralegal, Suit Says
• Sherman & Howard Tries To Save Colo. Malpractice Win
• Wash. High Court Says Sex Offender Can Be Admitted To Bar
• Calif. Bar Saw 155 Girardi Complaints Before Pulling License
• Texas Court Rethinks Contempt Order For Court Reporter
• Trump Wants To Block NY AG From Seeing Revocable Trust
• Ill. Real Estate Atty Can Practice After 3-Year Suspension
• SEC Seeks $60M Default Over Fake Media Co.'s Defiance
• NC AG Says High Court Case Can't Save Political Speech Law
• VLSI Says These 'Facts' In Intel Row Shouldn't Go To A Jury
• NJ Atty Won't Get Probe Of Ex-Ethics Director's Firing
• Jan. 6 Panel Slams Eastman's 9th Circ. Bid To Block Emails
• Zoox Chancery Case Mired In Row Over Discovery Conduct
• 1st Circ. Deepens Circuit Divide On SSA Atty Fee Timing
• 'Simply Inexcusable': Ex-Girardi Attys Ripped For Hiding Theft
• Fla. Attorney Asks For Minimum Sentence In $700K Scam
• Greenberg Traurig Looks To Exit Ye Defense In Opera Suit
• Texas Atty's Malpractice Suit Against Criminal Lawyer Revived
• Nurick Law Sanctioned For Malpractice In Whistleblower Suit
• Copying Clients In Email Makes 'Reply All' Ethical, ABA Says
• NJ Bar Seems Poised To Beat Suit Over Diverse Seat Rules
• Rail Coupler Co. Looks To Bar Ex-Wiley Atty From Trade Probe
• DLA Piper Slams Recruiter's 'Outlandish' $1.9M Sanctions Bid
• Staff Say Texas County DA Office Is A 'Misogynistic Fraternity'
• 11th Circ. Upholds Tax Convictions Despite 'Shyster' Remark
• Immigration Judges Fight To Keep Free Speech Suit Alive
• Energy Co. Says Baker Botts' Missteps Led To $100M Loss
• Kean Miller Wraps Up File Clerk's Race Discrimination Suit
• Debate Over Legal Biz Reforms Spills Into Yale Law Journal
• Atty's In-House Work For Housing Co. DQs Firm In Mold Suit
• Ex-Fla. Judge's License Suspended For Shaking Court Staffer
• Ala. Mill To Fight $13M Award Brought By Defense Misconduct
• Aviation Mogul Wins New Chance To Fight $4M Fraud Ruling