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27 Sep 2010, 8:43 am by Legal Profession
An attorney who had converted entrusted funds was disbarred by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, notwithstanding his recovery from drug addiction: I agree with the board that even if one were to consider addiction to illegal drugs as a "disability"... [read post]
7 Jun 2011, 4:25 am by Legal Profession
On March 28, 2011, a single justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reinstated a former bar president admitted in 1951. [read post]
29 Jan 2022, 7:50 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court accepted an attorney's consent to disbarment. [read post]
14 Jul 2015, 6:33 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has reinstated an attorney suspended in 2008, concluding that he has dealt with the problems that caused his misconduct. [read post]
25 Mar 2021, 7:20 am by Legal Profession Prof
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court increased a single justice's six-month suspension and imposed a two-year suspension as proposed by the Board of Bar Overseers. [read post]
1 Dec 2017, 7:11 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the dismissal of a claim on appeal, declined to impose sanctions and cautioned counsel Because the borrower's various arguments are either squarely barred by precedent or border on the frivolous, we affirm. [read post]
25 Feb 2019, 9:09 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Justice Lowy) has indefinitely suspended an attorney for misconduct with respect to employee retirement payments Although he withheld money from Hinds's paycheck each week for seven years, the respondent either did not pay any of... [read post]
6 Oct 2015, 6:59 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has denied admission to an applicant who had passed the July 2008 bar examination. [read post]
19 Aug 2011, 11:23 am by Legal Profession
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued an opinion discussing the appropriate sanction for negligent misappropriation of advanced fees: Sanctions in cases involving the misuse of retainers advanced for attorney's fee and expenses have depended on the totality of... [read post]
19 Jan 2024, 8:23 am by Legal Profession Prof
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a single justice's decision to not disqualfy an entire District Attorney's office in a criminal prosecution where a member is the victim and a potential witness. [read post]
8 Mar 2023, 6:59 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has disbarred an attorney for his representation of a lucky lottery winner whose luck turned with the assistance of counsel This proceeding concerns Hayes's representation of Randal J. [read post]
29 May 2024, 5:54 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found that misconduct of an attorney in his own divorce warranted a suspension of 18 months. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 10:24 am by Breakstone, White & Gluck
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) of Massachusetts today changed the rules in slip and fall cases involving snow and ice. [read post]
22 May 2019, 12:52 pm by Patrick J. Murphy, Esq.
Instead April of 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important opinion in a Massachusetts drug case discussing whether police officers can use a GPS tracking device to track the location of a suspect without first obtaining a warrant. [read post]
2 Apr 2022, 6:05 am by Legal Profession Prof
An attorney's missconduct in her own divorce drew an 18-month suspension by a Justice Lowy of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court This matter comes before me on the information and record of proceedings filed by the Board of Bar Overseers... [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 8:09 am by Michael DelSignore
Commonwealth the question before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court was whether a criminal defendant’s constitutional rights are violated by a court choosing to pursue an evidentiary hearing, over the defendant’s objections, over Zoom. [read post]
15 May 2023, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
The first, attempting to block it from the ballot for procedural reasons, was ruled against by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in July 2016. [read post]
11 Dec 2009, 8:10 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that a high school math teacher who was injured skiing while serving as a chaperone to the ski club was acting within the course of employment: ...it is clear that the employee's skiing... [read post]
1 Mar 2017, 7:07 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held an action following the settlement of a legal malpractice claim alleging violation of confidentiality in defending the malpractice action was not sustainable Attorney H. [read post]