A wealth of articles, columns and case digests examining all the various aspects of attorney ethics and discipline, from quick hit news stories to deep analysis to "how to" or cautionary columns and stories.
By Mark Dubois | April 10, 2024
The question of when it is and when it is not ok to share case information has raised a firestorm in the national lawyer ethics bar.
4 minute read
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 9, 2024
Must a part-time town justice, who is also a full-time law clerk to a county court judge in the same county, be insulated in county court from all cases that he/she arraigned in the centralized arraignment part?
2 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | April 9, 2024
Spiro allegedly appeared on Musk's behalf in defamation case filed in an Austin, Texas court without having filed for pro hac vice status. According to the plaintiff's filing for sanctions, Spiro was combative and "berated opposing counsel" when appearing unannounced for a deposition.
5 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | April 9, 2024
"As damaging as it was, Musk's deposition could have gone even worse but for the obstructionist conduct of the attorney," plaintiffs attorney Mark Bankston claimed.
5 minute read
By Cedra Mayfield | April 9, 2024
As petitioner counsel seek discovery ranging from the candidate's delivery and rideshare records to "cell phone tower ping data," respondent counsel counter the permissibility of the request "under [Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings] Rules or the Administrative Procedure Act."
6 minute read
By Adrienne Ward and Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman | April 9, 2024
Two recent cases address the question: "How and when that shareholder can use confidential information gained by reason of that board seat?" Authors Adrienne Ward and Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman, provide an overview of the cases and offer guidance for activist and institutional investors. They outline distinctly different rulings, why opposite results were reached, and how institutional investors and activists should approach placing directors on a board.
9 minute read
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 8, 2024
A judge must insulate their law clerk from all matters in which the law clerk had any personal involvement as an attorney, but need not disqualify, provided the judge believes the judge can be fair and impartial.
4 minute read
By Jane Wester | April 8, 2024
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York said the sentences should "serve as a warning to those who seek to pervert justice for personal gain."
3 minute read
By Joel Cohen | April 8, 2024
It might have appeared to go unnoticed, but lawyers, criminal lawyers especially, are no longer specifically instructed by New York's rules or canons to represent their clients "zealously." Criminal lawyers are instead now simply bound by the extremely lukewarm phraseology contained in Rule 1.3 of New York's Rules of Professional Conduct.
9 minute read
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 7, 2024
A judge (1) is disqualified, subject to remittal, in all cases in which a party is represented by an attorney from the small law firm that represents the judge's family's real estate business and (2) may not appoint an attorney from that firm as a guardian ad litem.
4 minute read
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