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25 Sep 2007, 7:32 am
The Louisiana State Bar has recently issued an ethics opinion on the issues that are presented when non-associated lawyers share office space and support staff. The opinion offers tips on "maximizing the utility of office-sharing without becoming ensnared in unintended... [read post]
30 Jul 2008, 3:35 pm
A litigant in a hotly-contested defamation suit sought the recusal of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice on a variety of grounds that included political support of the justice by opposing counsel and the judge's appearance at a fund raiser in... [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 7:36 am
An attorney admitted to practice in New Hampshire in 2004 was involved in an auto accident when he hit a parked car while backing out of the Hampton Plaza. The accident occurred exactly one month after his New Hampshire admission.... [read post]
16 Oct 2008, 9:41 pm
A joint petition for a suspension of one year was approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The attorney admitted that he had failed to file federal income tax returns for the period 2001-2005, resulting in a criminal conviction. The unpaid... [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 9:35 am
The petition for reinstatement of a lawyer who had resigned in 1993 was denied by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The lawyer had used funds from a conservatorship for his personal debts. The major impediment to reinstatement was his failure to... [read post]
21 Oct 2008, 4:37 pm
The New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department disbarred an attorney who practiced in Michigan. The attorney had been disbarred in Michigan as a result of a plea of no contest to one felony count of driving while... [read post]
19 Nov 2007, 1:51 pm
An attorney who had been hired in August 2006 to run the Maryland office of the law firm of Kimmel & Silverman was the subject of a series of articles in the Daily Record (linked here and here). The Pennsylvania-based... [read post]
7 Nov 2008, 9:34 pm
An interesting complaint filed by the Illinois ARDC alleges that an attorney, in anticupation of his suspension in an earlier case, hired an inexperienced associate and continued his practice in violation of the suspension. The complaint alleges: In or about... [read post]
27 Nov 2007, 4:24 pm
An order that compelled nonparty Prada to pay costs and expenses associated with the deposition of another nonparty (Martini) was affirmed by the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department: "Under the unique facts of this case, we... [read post]
16 Dec 2008, 3:00 pm
An Illinois hearing board has recommended a one year suspension with automatic reinstatement in a case involving neglect of a client matter and a series of problems with respect to an alcohol-related traffic offense. The driving violation had taken place... [read post]
28 Nov 2007, 7:42 am
Posted by Alan Childress Sameer Ashar (CUNY) has posted to SSRN his article, forthcoming in California Law Review, called Public Interest Lawyering and Resistance Movements. His abstract: A major strand of social justice activism, both within and outside the United... [read post]
23 Dec 2008, 2:51 pm
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has imposed a 90 day suspension for the below-described criminal conduct: The criminal conduct at issue involved two separate incidents in Illinois and Wisconsin. Illinois police conducted a search of Attorney Radcliffe's vehicle and discovered marijuana,... [read post]
13 Dec 2007, 5:15 pm
The opinions of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct make for some interesting reading--particularly the barbs flying back and forth between commission members in their reports. A recent decision imposes censure on a judge who spoke ex parte... [read post]
31 Dec 2008, 7:03 am
The year of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ended with a series (seven, by my count) of dissents and one reluctant concurrence from Justice Starcher. In a case involving a hospital's subrogation claim: I dissent because, in... [read post]
14 Dec 2007, 8:38 am
The WSJ Law Blog per Peter Lattman asks the question here, about a Florida case, with lots of readers' comments after the fold. [Alan Childress] [read post]
2 Jan 2009, 9:35 am
The California Bar Journal summarizes a recent disbarment case that began as a reciprocal probation order from Washington State: The disbarment is the final act in a relatively minor disciplinary history that began in 1996 when Esau failed to return... [read post]
21 Dec 2007, 6:53 am
The New York First Department rejected a hearing panel recommendation of private censure in favor of a three month suspension in a matter involving misconduct arising out of an immigration law practice. The attorney had worked for many years as... [read post]
6 Feb 2009, 11:14 am
The Louisiana Supreme Court imposed a suspension of one year and one day of an attorney who was convicted of misdemeanors offenses of making threatening telephone calls and stalking. The attorney had violated the probation that was ordered as a... [read post]
29 Jan 2008, 6:51 pm
Posted by Alan Childress A follow-up to our posts (Jeff's and then mine) on really bad letters of rejection sent by law firms or other prospective employers, or by law reviews: here is a student blog's email from a Hawaii... [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 6:56 am
A rather remarkable case imposing bar discipline for prosecutorial misconduct was decided today by the Iowa Supreme Court. The accused attorney had served as the elected county attorney for Cass County. He induced a significant number of illegal plea bargains... [read post]