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16 Sep 2018, 7:46 am
A justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court adopted recommendations of its Board of Bar Overseers and ordered suspension of two attorneys in a 72-page opinion This matter came before me on an information and record of proceedings pursuant to... [read post]
21 Nov 2018, 1:03 pm
A justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court resolved a dispute between an attorney and Bar Counsel concerning whether an ethics course satisfied a condition of a disciplinary sanction. [read post]
20 Nov 2016, 4:52 pm
A single justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Associate Justice Duffley) has ordered a six-month suspension of an attorney for an instance of misuse of client funds "with deprivation" and rejected the proposed sanction of indefinite suspension. [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 7:12 am
A proposed public reprimand was rejected as unduly lenient by a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. [read post]
4 May 2010, 4:38 am
A case decided on May 3 by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed abuse of process and malicious prosecution claims brought by an attorney who had represented a divorce client. [read post]
14 Jun 2021, 7:20 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed the dismissal of a civil complaint filed by the Mayor of Somerville against defendants who had recorded a conversation with his permission but by impersonating a friend We summarize the factual allegations set... [read post]
31 May 2017, 8:07 am
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed sanctions imposed by a single justice Bar counsel filed a petition for discipline, which was twice amended, with the Board of Bar Overseers (board) against the respondent arising out of his participation in... [read post]
27 Nov 2017, 7:05 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the grant of summary judgment to defendants in claims arising from the death of Mark Fidrych Mark Fidrych owned a dump truck that he used to haul soil. [read post]
15 Aug 2017, 7:18 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed the dismissal of a legal malpractice claim In September 2009, the plaintiff retained the defendants as personal injury counsel to represent her with respect to serious injuries she sustained when she slipped and fell... [read post]
5 May 2010, 6:27 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court had reinstated an award by an arbitrator to a public school teacher dismissed for alleged lack of fluency in English. [read post]
21 Oct 2013, 8:45 am
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has vacated the order of indefinite suspension and disbarred an attorney for his felony harassment conviction. [read post]
19 Nov 2011, 3:53 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has imposed a suspension of a year and a day of an attorney who had charged a contingent fee where recovery was a certainty. [read post]
11 Nov 2011, 8:08 am
A justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has imposed a suspension of six months for an attorney's misconduct in filing and signing a bankruptcy petition on behalf of a husband and wife without ever meeting with the husband, impersonating... [read post]
15 May 2013, 6:28 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed a criminal conviction due to the prosecutor's improper closing argument: Early in his closing argument the prosecutor set the stage with this introduction: "I would suggest to you that the facts of this case... [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 1:42 pm
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the denial of a motion for new trial in a case that involved an undisclosed previous intimate relationship between defense counsel and a prosecutor who was not involved in the case (the "ADA"). [read post]
2 Dec 2019, 1:05 pm
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the grant of summary judgment to multiple defendants in a case involving an injury during a hockey game In a game where the players wear sharpened steel blades on their feet and are garbed... [read post]
6 Apr 2024, 2:23 pm
A stipulated three month suspension has been approved by a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Beginning in 2002, the respondent provided legal services to a son and his elderly mother in an attempt to help the mother avoid... [read post]
9 Apr 2021, 7:02 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has remanded in a suit brought concerning the conduct of departing law firm attorneys. [read post]
7 Dec 2015, 5:25 am
Disbarment retroactive to the date of an interim suspension was imposed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for an attorney's criminal conviction while serving as a police officer The respondent’s conviction resulted from his conduct as a police officer for... [read post]
10 Apr 2017, 7:28 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a single justice's order of disbarment in a matter arising out of the respondent's solicitation and handling of a substantial number of mortgage loan modification cases over more than a four-year period. [read post]
