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2 Jun 2007, 9:38 am
Carolyn Elefant has noted that, for solos at least, even a brief suspension may be a professional death sentence. At least, it is a major interruption. The Utah Supreme Court just decided a case that considers the question of the... [read post]
10 Apr 2008, 7:48 am
Abovethelaw has a post concerning a public admonishment of a judge of the Orange County California Municipal Court. Among the high (or low) lights: holding up a hand-lettered "overruled" sign in ruling on plaintiffs' objections, encouaging defense counsel to "give... [read post]
13 Jun 2007, 10:12 am
Our hits compared to Larry Solum's own Legal Theory Blog are hardly going to make a difference for the book he and Colin Farrelly (University of Waterloo, Canada, Political Science) have edited, Virtue Jurisprudence, now available on pre-order, but Larry... [read post]
18 Apr 2008, 6:39 am
When a case is styled something like Disciplinary Board v. Attorney Doe, it is a pretty safe bet that the accused lawyer won the case or appeal. The Iowa Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the Attorney Disciplinary Board in... [read post]
11 Jul 2007, 8:41 am
Two defendants, who resided together as boyfriend and girlfriend, were convicted of offenses involving the death of the woman's five-month-old child. An attorney who had been initially appointed to represent both was permitted to represent only the boyfriend at trial... [read post]
20 Apr 2008, 9:03 pm
The State Bar of California, as announced by this webpage, will hold its 12th annual ethics seminar at University of San Francisco Law School on Sat., May 3, 2008. Its theme is NOTORIETY - When the Spotlight Is on Ethics,... [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 2:09 pm
The Commission on Practice of the Montana Supreme Court dismissed a series of ethics charges against an attorney, finding insufficient evidence of any violation. On the appeal of the Disciplinary Counsel, the Supreme Court reversed the dismissal and remanded for... [read post]
24 Apr 2008, 8:20 am
Posted by Jeff Lipshaw There is a regular sequence of wholly free moments in academic life, and those moments are far less common in the practice - perhaps upon changing jobs, or closing a really big deal, or settling a... [read post]
20 Jul 2007, 8:23 am
A recent decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court ordered disbarment of an attorney convicted of attempted theft by swindle. A referee had recommended indefinite suspension with the possibility of reinstatement after two years. The attorney had represented a client in... [read post]
6 May 2008, 9:11 am
The California Bar Journal has a May 08 story called Depression takes a heavy toll on lawyers. Among other issues, it cites the Mental Healthy Day idea of GW student Daniel Suvor (our story on that initiative here), and the... [read post]
24 Jul 2007, 10:10 am
The Michigan Supreme Court recently decided to retain an administrative order entered last year that prohibits the bundling of asbestos-related cases for settlement or trial. The purpose of the order is to ensure that cases filed by plaintiffs who exhibit... [read post]
20 May 2008, 12:55 pm
"The Third International Legal Ethics Conference will be held on Australia's beautiful Gold Coast on 13-16 July 2008. ... The primary aim of the conference is to provide a forum for informed and lively debate within the various conference themes."... [read post]
24 Jul 2007, 10:47 am
An attorney in Florida has requested an ethics opinion in circumstances where a divorce client has removed documents from the spouse's office without permission, improperly (by figuring out the password) accessed and printed email and documents, including attorney-client information, and... [read post]
29 May 2008, 6:58 am
Let me add my welcome to Bill Henderson as he joins us at Legal Profession Blog. Bill and I have something in common other than an interest in legal ethics-- an undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University. We all... [read post]
31 Jul 2007, 1:17 pm
An attorney who also served as an elected public official entered an appearence in a criminal case but did not appear for trial. The attorney had learned that the prosecutor intended to stet the case, advised the client and attempted... [read post]
2 Jun 2008, 11:21 am
Here's the eye-catching introduction to an Arizona hearing officer's report in a bar discipline case: "No matter how far you have gone the wrong [road], turn back," is a wonderful old proverb. This Respondent, stubborn cowboy that he is, has... [read post]
6 Aug 2007, 7:52 am
My colleague Mitt Regan has an interesting piece in the current edition of The American Lawyer suggesting that equity ownership of outside investors in law firms might not bring on the death of Western civilization. Mitt suggests that adherence to... [read post]
1 Jul 2008, 3:20 pm
A New York family court judge was admonished for rude and sarcastic treatment of litigants in three cases. From the opinion of the Commission on Judicial Conduct: Respondent has acknowledged that in three cases he made rude, intemperate comments to... [read post]
11 Aug 2007, 4:11 pm
A lawyer sued a former client for unpaid fees and prevailed from arbitration through appeal. May the lawyer recover attorney fees for representing himself in the proceedings? No, under the circumstances, according to the Oregon Court of Appeals. The statute... [read post]
16 Jul 2008, 1:55 pm
Posted by Alan Childress Quoting West's "Headnote of the Day" for July 9, Ray Ward and a commenter at the (new) legal writer blog observe that slapping on appendices to a filing is often hurried and harried -- yet may... [read post]