Legal Ethics Archive » October, 2025

Legal Ethics - October, 2025

187 articles

• Bannon Tells Justices Legal Advice Dooms Contempt Rap
• Why Ethics Complaints Against Halligan Face 'Very High Bar'
• Ex-Va. Federal Prosecutor Joins NY AG James' Defense Team
• Amazon Claims Calif. Lawyer, Chinese Firms Pulled IP Scheme
• 4th Circ. Says No Recourse For Men Imprisoned Extra Year
• IRS Agents Lose Defamation Suit Against Hunter Biden's Atty
• Judge Rejects Bid To DQ Wash. Atty In Her County Bias Suit
• Texas Law Firm Partially Misclassified Paralegal, Judge Rules
• Sheriff's Atty Says Work With Witness's Counsel Not Conflict
• Justices Asked To Rethink Gellert Seitz Malpractice Ruling
• Ex-Paralegal Says She Was Scapegoat For NC City Atty
• Creek Freedmen Seek Contempt Ruling Over Citizenship Delay
• 5th Circ. Calls For Narrow Sanctions In Southwest Bias Fight
• Netflix Keeps Win In Documentary IP Suit From Atty's Film Co.
• Saul Ewing Asks For End To Ex-Conrail CEO's Legal Mal Suit
• Reel Justice: 'One Battle After Another' And The Limits Of Zeal
• ABA Says Attys Must Be Clear About Neutrality In Mediations
• Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Jack Smith And Other Ex-DOJ Staffers Slam Trump Purge
• Valve Seeks To Toss 'Overlapping' $21M Arbitration Fee Suit
• Goldstein Can't Dismiss 2016 Tax Charges As Time-Barred
• 'Lapse In Judgment' Didn't Merit Atty DQ, Ga. Panel Rules
• Boy Scouts Claimants Look To Remove Slater, Citing Probe
• States Want To Keep Eye On $14B HPE-Juniper Deal Review
• 6th Circ. FirstEnergy Ruling Protects Key Legal Privileges
• Atty Fights Walgreens Sanction Bid In Georgia Bias Suit
• NY Court Tosses Most Of Ex-Lil Wayne Atty's Contract Claims
• Seward & Kissel Faces Bid To Expand NJ Malpractice Suit
• Ex-WH Ethics Attys Slam 'Vindictive' Comey, James Charges
• Brown Paindiris & Scott Eyes Deal In Data Breach Suit
• Ethics Probe Of 2 Mich. Judges Recommended For Dismissal
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service
• 3rd Circ. Preview: US Atty, Columbia Activist, Ex-Union Prez
• NJ, Del. Judges Stress Value Of Local Counsel For IP Attys
• High Court Won't Review DOJ Office's Atty-Client Intrusions
• Skinny Labels, Orange Book Take Center Stage In IP Talks
• California Bans Fee Sharing With 'Alternative' Law Firms
• Mining Company Seeks Judge's Removal From Citgo Auction
• Ex-Fujitec Atty May Sue Over Defamation But Not Race Bias
• Judge Denies Gov't's 'Overbroad' Comey Discovery Proposal
• Voting Rights Case Could Further Chief's 'Central Project'
• Fla. Woman Gets Life In Prison For FSU Law Prof Murder
• NJ Mayor Pans US Atty's 'Breathtaking' False Arrest Defense
• NY State Court Sanctions Atty For Doubling Down On AI
• Calif. Bar Won't Tweak Scores Despite Accommodation Errors
• Musk Blasts Investors' Late Bid To DQ Spiro In Twitter Case
• Ex-OneTaste Staffer Fights Firm's Bid To Toss Malpractice Suit
• Judges Back Ga. County's Use Of Outside Attys In Opioid Suit
• Florida Supreme Court Rejects Bid For Bondi Ethics Probe
• Ex-Atty Says Contested Embezzlement Not Denial Of Remorse
• DUI Defendant Can't Blame Atty For Gun License Suspension
• High Court To Eye Limits On Appeal Waivers In Plea Deals
• 11th Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend Atty Malpractice Suit
• Atty's Due Process Claims Challenging Disbarments Trimmed
• Ex-Judge Claims Illegal Arrest May Have Cost Him Reelection
• Retribution, Intent Claims May Defuse Bombshell James Case
• More Disciplinary Info On Atty Sent To Judge In Flores Case
• Atty Can't Win AI Misconduct Sanctions In Malpractice Case
• Pa. Law Firm Settles Ex-Paralegal's Disability Bias Suit
• Bill Would Let Judges, Prosecutors Carry Concealed Guns
• Ex-Fla. Detective Cops To Lesser Charge In DEA Bribe Case
• Influencer Slams Atty DQ Bid Over Brief Call As Delay Tactic
• NJ Senate President Calls For Monitor Of State AG Unit
• Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job
• 9th Circ. Changes Stance On Appeals Of Anti-SLAPP Denials
• NY Atty General Indicted Following Pressure From Trump
• Fed. Circ. Gets Shutdown Extension For Newman Response
• Megan Thee Stallion Wins Sanctions Over Deleted Messages
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Wins For Samsung In Earpiece Cases
• Ineffective Counsel Claim Could Afford Immigrant Legal Status
• 'Moonlighting' Atty Must Arbitrate Wage Claims, Ga. Firm Says
• Baldoni Atty Faces LA Malpractice Suit Over Client 'Betrayal'
• Ga. Prosecutors Get More Time To Replace DA In Trump Case
• False-Statement Case Puts Comey In Rare Company
• Sullivan & Cromwell Impersonators Hit With NY Fraud Claims
• Judge Rejects Sanctions Bid In Ace Fire Loss Suit
• Ga. Panel Revives Broad & Cassel Malpractice Claims
• Fintech Exec May Claim Double Jeopardy Amid Judge Shuffle
• 6th Circ. Says Facebook Posts About Firm Not Defamation
• Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• LA County Probes Firm's Conduct In $4B Sex Abuse Deal
• Software Co.'s Ex-Chair Faces Jurist Ire Over 'Sloppy' Practices
• Texas Atty Indicted On 5 Counts Of Cyberstalking
• Mass. Atty Gets 9 Years For $3.5M Theft Schemes
• Arnall Golden Sanctioned For Giving Feds ERISA Suit Docs
• Ill. Judge Trims Dispute Over Firm's IOLTA Disbursement
• Lender, Servicer Fight Bid To 'Relitigate' Foreclosure Claims
• Black Atty Hits Ga. Public Defender Council With Bias Suit
• NJ US Atty Appointment Was 'Shell Game,' 3rd Circ. Told
• Georgia Public Defender's Office Must Face Atty's Bias Suit
• Panel Wants 3-Month Suspension For Ex-DC Prosecutor
• NJ Court Urged To Keep $3M Ice-Cream-Biz Malpractice Suit
• Colo. Justices Rule Newspaper Is 'Citizen,' Can Get Atty Fees
• Comey Pleads Not Guilty, Will Contest US Atty's Appointment
• 11th Circ. Rules Atty Privacy Invasion Suit Can't Be Arbitrated
• Chamber Asks 9th Circ. For Clarity In Trade Secrets Cases
• Goldstein's $968K Border Cash Claim To Be Admitted At Trial
• 6th Circ. OKs Contested Deal In Foreclosure Class Action
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Chris Cuomo's Arbitrator Bias Claim
• Musk Atty Alex Spiro Faces DQ Bid Ahead Of Twitter Deal Trial
• Price-Fixing Judge Rejects Recusal Bid As Insincere
• Ex-Kline & Specter Atty, Firm Trade Barbs In Post-Deal Row
• Georgia Bar Continues Fight To Nix Atty's Bias Suit
• NH Justice Reaches No Contest Plea Deal In Criminal Case
• Fitch Even's $1.2M Fee Fight Appears Headed To Arbitration
• NJ Justices Won't Disturb Locke Lord Win In Oil Co.'s Suit
• Ex-Reed Smith Atty Says NJ Pay Bias Law Goes Back 6 Years
• DHS Must Face Suit Alleging Denial Of Counsel To Detainees
• Litigation Funder, Ex-GC To Take Fight Out Of Texas Court
• Walgreens Seeks Atty Sanctions For 'Baseless' Claims
• Title Insurer Fights Mortgage Lender's Fraud Claim
• United Can't Sanction Ex-Flight Attendant Over Pay Suit
• Fla. Lawyer Accused Of Scamming Clients Suspended
• Paraquat MDL Judge Seeks Answers From Plaintiffs' Atty
• Girardi's Son-In-Law Gets Mixed Sentence For Contempt
• Justices Wary Of Hard Rules On Recess Testimony Talks
• Womble Bond Atty Tells 4th Circ. He Didn't Mislead Dutch Court
• Justices Nix Petition Over Due Process In Arbitration
• Grassley Probes Judges' Possible AI Use In Faulty Rulings
• Hagens Berman Fights Sanctions Over Thalidomide Suits
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of Expanding Nonclient Malpractice
• Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach
• Atty Awarded $203K In ADA Suit Over Alcoholism Relapse
• Atty Sanctioned For 'Reckless' AI Use In DC FCA Case
• Texas Class Action Nixed Over Law Firm's La. Hurricane Ads
• More Time Needed To Replace DA On Trump Case, Judge Told
• High Court Turns Down 6 Patent Cases At Start Of Term
• Justices Won't Review Ex-BigLaw Atty's OneCoin Conviction
• Justices Reject Case Over Legal Client's Lawsuit Threat
• Up First At High Court: Election Laws & Conversion Therapy
• Trump Election Case Could Be Axed Without New Prosecutor
• 'Whiz Honor' Judge Says No Crime, No Unpaid Suspension
• 4 Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• 11th Circ. Upholds Robbery Convictions Despite Lawyer Errors
• Telecom Investors Say Guatemala Said No To Giving Up Docs
• NIH Sets Patent License Policy Aimed At Promoting Access
• Logistics, Grocery Cos. Can't Keep Wage Suit In Fed. Court
• Debtors, Mich. Creditor Firm Seek OK On Interest Rate Deal
• Fox Rothschild Rips 'Illogical" Docs Bid In Lit Funding Suit
• DOJ Wants Atty Jailed For Blogging After Cyberstalking Arrest
• Miami Beats Suit Over Alleged RE Plot Involving Ex-City Atty
• Jackson Walker, Ex-Insurer Settle Judge Romance Claims
• NY Atty's Big Mouth Wins Client New Trial
• Vanderbilt Law Grad Says Wrongful Conviction Ruined Dream
• Ga. Judge 'Cannot Be Trusted,' Must Leave Bench, Panel Says
• Newman Opposes Fed. Circ.'s Stay Bid Amid Shutdown
• Calif. Bar Launches Randomized Client Trust Fund Audits
• Deceased IP Attys' Names Worth $55K, Conn. Judge Rules
• The Roberts Court At 20: How The Chief Is Reshaping America
• Reed Smith Blasts DQ Attempt As 'Litigation Gamesmanship'
• Jackson Walker Can't Duck Judge Romance Suit, Court Told
• NC Court Rejects McGuireWoods' Immunity In Defamation Suit
• Netflix Escapes Documentary IP Suit From Atty's Film Co.
• Dentons, Boies Schiller Escape $300M Fraud Suit
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In September
• Ex-Firm Can't Revive Malicious Prosecution Suit In 11th Circ.
• Gov't Shutdown Halts Fed. Circ. Response In Newman Case
• DOJ Beats Heritage Foundation Suit Over Hunter Biden Docs
• Comey's 1st Task: Decoding A Cryptic Indictment
• Attys Get Mixed NJ Discipline After Fraud Convictions
• High Court Right-To-Counsel Case Could Have Seismic Impact
• Tenn. 'Gag Order' Ruling Against Atty Axed After Rule Change
• Baker McKenzie Brings New Suit Against Ex-Associate In DC
• Michigan OKs Anti-Bias Rule For Judges, Delays Atty Version
• McCarter & English Won't Face Pretrial Win Bid In $22M Suit
• Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Tyson Inks $85M Deal To Exit Consumers' Pork Antitrust Suit
• Conn. Servers Defend Asking Judge To DQ From Wage Case
• Reed Smith Seeks 2nd Circ. Help Over Eletson Orders
• Mich. Panel OKs Fine For Atty's Gender-Based Slur At Judge
• Ex-Burnham Law Atty Claims Pregnancy Bias Behind Demotions
• Fla. Judge Shuts Down Firm's Fee Fight With Film Producer
• Judge Warns Of 'Bickering' In Creditor's Row With Law Firm
• Fed. Bill Would Let Judges Be Sued Over Repeat Offenders
• NJ Panel Skeptical Of Giving Benefits To Disciplined Ex-Judge
• Ex-School GC Beats Charge Of Violating Grand Jury Secrecy
• Ga. Atty DQ'd From 'Extremely Weird' Pharma Fraud Case
• Hunter Biden Agrees To Conn. Disbarment After Convictions
• Ga. Law Firm Looks To Ax Bank's Malpractice Suit Over Fraud
• Napoli Shkolnik Beats Atty's Abandoned Bias Suit
• NFL Arbitration In Coaches' Bias Suit Paused During Redo Bid
• Atty Asks 3rd Circ. For New Trial In Malicious-Litigation Case
• What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech
• Ex-Immigration Judge, DOJ Settle Bias Suit
• Va. Prosecutor Indicting Comey Tapped For Full US Atty Role
• Mass. Court May Reluctantly Back DQ In Cannabis Feud
• Nevada US Atty 'Not Validly Serving,' Judge Says In DQ Order