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A wealth of articles, columns and case digests examining all the various aspects of attorney ethics and discipline, from quick hit news stories to deep analysis to "how to" or cautionary columns and stories.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 22, 2024
A part-time lawyer judge is disqualified, subject to remittal, in all matters involving an attorney who is employed by the judge's client as in-house counsel and operations manager and serves as the judge's primary client contact.
4 minute read
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 21, 2024
Judicial candidates may reimburse a political party their proportionate share of the reasonable attorneys' fees actually incurred by the party in litigation related to their ballot status in a campaign.
4 minute read
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 20, 2024
A village justice who formerly served as a special prosecutor for Vehicle and Traffic Law matters: (1) May preside in matters where the village justice was not involved in any manner during his/her prior employment as special prosecutor.
9 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | May 20, 2024
In a May 17 filing, federal public defenders representing Tom Girardi sought the questionnaires, citing extensive news coverage of their client and his estranged wife Erika Jayne's starring role on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
4 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | May 20, 2024
A legal ethics expert said the prosecution highlighted "whether bar counsel and the Florida Supreme Court should hold government lawyers to higher standards of behavior."
3 minute read
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 19, 2024
A judge may attend generic cultural/holiday celebrations hosted by elected public officials, where such events are free and open to the public and are paid for by state/government funds rather than campaign funds.
5 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | May 17, 2024
The subpoenas, requested in a Friday letter, would focus on Beasley Allen's litigation financing arrangements with Fortress Investment Group and its purported relationship with news agency Thomson Reuters.
4 minute read
By Cheryl Miller | May 17, 2024
The state bar's Office of Chief Trial Counsel says San Francisco attorney Drexel Bradshaw should be disbarred, not just suspended, for his actions as trustee of an elderly client's estate.
4 minute read
By Matthew B. Weisberg | May 17, 2024
In Heffernan v. Hunter, the court held that because the defendants (appellees) acted within the attorney-client relationship they cannot be considered conspirators.
6 minute read
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 16, 2024
A judge may not permit a fraternal organization to use the judge's likeness, image or affiliation for any fund-raising purposes, and therefore the judge should instruct the organization not to use the judge's video interview at an event where one purpose of the event is for fund-raising.
5 minute read
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