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3 Oct 2024, 12:04 pm by Eugene Volokh
  This disqualification is not subject to remittal unless the attorney grievance committee imposes public discipline, or the reported attorney waives confidentiality (id.).The post Unethical for Lawyers to Tell Clients Their Judges May Be Biased Based on Race, Sex, Etc.? [read post]
18 Jul 2009, 7:16 pm
" And "As a follow up, it has also been suggested to me that as a practical matter, there are no real consequences to the Association in engaging in this practice. [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 5:46 pm
Some ideas: (a) Tell the law firm that legal "answers" should in most cases be delivered by an individual attorney, even if prior consultation with others in the firm are appropriate; (b) Where cross-disciplinary considerations are required to solve a legal issue, ask the firm to provide attorneys who possess familiarly with both, or all, of the disciplines, e.g., know both contract law and the client's industry; (c) Set a rule that no matter how… [read post]
20 Mar 2018, 6:10 am by Lindsay Griffiths
Leading an internal corporate investigation for export violations that ultimately led the company to discipline several employees. [read post]
21 Dec 2022, 5:00 am by Michael C. Dorf
If anything, it exacerbates his misdeeds.However, as a general matter, I believe that the threshold should be very high for criminal prosecution of attorneys acting as attorneys in the sense of making arguments in court or giving legal advice. [read post]
But the Virginia Ethics Committee relied on a number of its prior opinions to the effect that "a lawyer acting as a fiduciary may be disciplined for actions taken in that role if the same actions would have warranted discipline if the relationship had been a traditional attorney-client relationship," and held that the same is true for a bankruptcy trustee, who "represents" the bankruptcy estate in a fiduciary capacity. [read post]
But the Virginia Ethics Committee relied on a number of its prior opinions to the effect that "a lawyer acting as a fiduciary may be disciplined for actions taken in that role if the same actions would have warranted discipline if the relationship had been a traditional attorney-client relationship," and held that the same is true for a bankruptcy trustee, who "represents" the bankruptcy estate in a fiduciary capacity. [read post]
17 May 2023, 6:33 pm by Dennis Crouch
These minor amendments will alleviate the pressure on patent applicants and reduce the workload of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED). [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 3:21 am
No word yet as to if the the facility disciplined the employees involved in this matter. [read post]
23 Jun 2022, 10:04 am by Jason Shinn
This means employees with any sort of objection, whether unfounded or frivolous are insulated from discipline. [read post]
2 Dec 2008, 5:41 pm
In a recent presentation, PTO Discipline Director Harry Moatz repeated his statements regarding a practitioner's duty to make reasonably inquiry prior to submitting any papers to the USPTO. [read post]
30 Aug 2009, 11:01 pm
The criticism of the decision by AG Holder to open an investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing by CIA agents (and contractors) who went beyond the advice of the Justice Dep't in their use of allegedly illegal methods of interrogation has thus far come in two main forms: 1) There has already been a thorough investigation that led to discipline, and so this further investigation is akin to double jeopardy; 2) Distracting the CIA from its mission by "looking back" rather… [read post]
18 Nov 2014, 8:28 am by Jason Shinn
For more information about federal and Michigan employment law or conducting employment related due diligence when buying a business, contact attorney Jason Shinn. [read post]
16 Jan 2020, 12:05 am by Sami Azhari
It is a matter of discretion for the State whether to seek an order of protection in criminal cases. [read post]
21 Apr 2010, 12:44 pm by Bob Lawless
My reaction is based just on what I have seen.If I'm right, why does it matter that students perhaps leave law school without a solid ground in various legal doctrines? [read post]
25 Jul 2017, 4:00 am by Guest Blogger
Other criteria would be developed by the Crown Attorneys assigned to the project, with input from the police and counselling agencies. [read post]