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30 Jan 2007, 12:28 pm
Posted by Alan Childress Peter Henning (Wayne State, and coeditor of the White Collar Crime Prof Blog) has posted on SSRN an article, Lawyers, Truth, and Honesty in Representing Clients. It is forthcoming in Notre Dame's ethics law review. Here... [read post]
11 Aug 2007, 6:22 am
A lawyer was found to have neglected his client's employment discrimination claim. He submitted a letter to Bar Counsel concerning the allegations that was a "total fabrication." Further, it was found that his "lack of remorse or contrition and his... [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 12:58 pm
Posted by Alan ChildressJust why is there more than one way to skin a cat? I think one methodology is more than necessary. The necessity of alternatives escapes me. Either the first few methods were thought to stand improvement, or--worse--alternatives... [read post]
19 Aug 2007, 8:52 am
The Illinois ARDC recently filed ethics charges against a former Assistant State's Attorney for Coles County. The prosecutor had been assigned to one of two cases arising out of a traffic stop in which marijuana had been seized. After one... [read post]
4 Mar 2007, 4:18 pm
Here is the link to the Second Circuit case mentioned in Alan's recent post. The lawyer was involved in a legal dispute with his former broker. He was accused of having faxed a forged court order to opposing counsel from... [read post]
17 Sep 2007, 6:43 am
The Nevada Supreme Court has unveiled a program for listening to oral argument on the web. The first case argued involved proposed judicial discipline in the much reported matter involving Judge Elizabeth Halverson. The link to the argument is here.... [read post]
8 Mar 2007, 8:03 am
Like Michael C. Jensen (Harvard Business School, right) needs my endorsement, but I was going to wait a couple days before posting a new top ten. I was reading through the abstracts, however, downloaded the slides he has posted on... [read post]
28 Sep 2007, 6:26 am
Posted by Jeff Lipshaw A week or so ago, I referred to an essay by the Israeli philosopher, Joseph Agassi. As I sit here (procrastinating) with a stack of nine books (not articles) I want to read, not including Charles... [read post]
13 Mar 2007, 11:38 am
Every UCC teacher knows that Section 2-313 of the Code deals with express warranties in a sales transaction. As the Official Comments note, these warranties are rightly difficult to disclaim because they go to the basic ******ed terms. Unfortunately, every... [read post]
30 Sep 2007, 8:32 am
Posted by Jeff Lipshaw I've started but not finished a wonderfully creative piece by my colleague, friend, and office next door neighbor, Jessica Silbey (left), The Mythical Beginnings of Intellectual Property Law, forthcoming in the George Mason Law Review, but... [read post]
13 Mar 2007, 12:41 pm
Posted by Alan ChildressAs if right on cue to Mike's post on APRL's view on amending the ABA's Model Rule 3.4 to prohibit requiring waiver of privilege, Daniel Richman (Fordham), shown right, has posted to SSRN his essay, Decisions About... [read post]
15 Nov 2007, 7:13 am
Is a five-year suspension with proof of fitness for reinstatement substantially different from disbarment, which is a five-year suspension with proof of fitness for reinstatement? Yes, according to the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility. Adopting the Board's recommendation, the D.... [read post]
16 Mar 2007, 6:31 am
Posted by Alan Childress Most media and blogs currently are understandably focusing their ethics antennae on the questions surrounding whether U.S. Attorneys were not allowed to stay on in their current post for political or worse reasons (thankfully not yet... [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 7:16 am
The North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the conclusions of the Disciplinary Hearing Committee that, in effect, revoked the probation of a lawyer for unethical conduct in the course of representing a client in a probation violation proceeding. The attorney... [read post]
4 Apr 2007, 10:12 am
There is a new article that raises a question that I find both interesting and relevant to my concerns about the legal profession's prerogative of self-regulation. The thesis is that there is a systematic bias favoring the interests of the... [read post]
13 Feb 2008, 8:01 am
The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently decided a case that raises questions with respect to a lawyer's duty of loyalty to a client who may have a diminished capacity. The lawyer had been hired by the client's great-niece and husband. The... [read post]
10 Apr 2007, 1:35 pm
A disciplinary case decided today by the Maryland Court of Appeals strikes a fair balance between promoting respect for the judiciary by the practicing bar while not harshly sanctioning zealous advocacy. An attorney was reprimanded for engaging in conduct before... [read post]
28 Feb 2008, 10:04 am
An attorney was found in criminal contempt "for engaging in law-related activities while employed by the same law firm for whom he worked" when he was convicted of bank fraud and disbarred on consent in 2003. The courts, rather than... [read post]
22 May 2007, 1:00 pm
Posted by Jeff Lipshaw I have decided to go public with the fact that we have been trying to entice the esteemed David Luban (Georgetown, left), a friend, colleague, and neighbor of Mike Frisch, to do the occasional guest-blogging stint... [read post]
17 Mar 2008, 1:34 pm
Posted by Alan Childress Rupert Macey-Dare (Oxford [St. Cross College] and the director of Oxford Informatica) has posted to SSRN his article, "'Practicing Certificate Risks' in the Market for Advocacy," as part of the series on developments at the English... [read post]