January 19, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer
3rd Circuit: Colleges, Universities Can Be Held Liable Under Title IX for Non-Students' Actions"This is a hugely important victory not just for Karlie and her family, but for all students and their families across the United States, including survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual violence," said plaintiffs attorney Brian Kent.
By Marianna Wharry
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January 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Attorney Hit With Back-to-Back Suspensions for MisconductThe suspensions are to be served consecutively.
By Marianna Wharry
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January 14, 2022 | Law.com
Lack of Law Firm Oversight During Pandemic Could Make 'Ghost Clients' a More Common Problem"If you're doing everything through your house, the concerns that somebody is going to walk in your office and see all this stuff on some different letterhead aren't there, right?" said Memphis attorney Brian S. Faughnan.
By Marianna Wharry
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January 12, 2022 | Law.com
9th Circuit Rules That UCLA Must Face Title IX SuitThe University of California, Los Angeles must face a graduate student's Title IX lawsuit alleging that the school discriminated against him on the basis of sex during a disciplinary investigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Jan. 11.
By Marianna Wharry
4 minute read
January 12, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Attorney Suspended for 1 Year and 1 Day After Charging $18K to Firm's Credit CardThe suspension will go into effect Feb. 5.
By Marianna Wharry
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January 11, 2022 | Law.com
New Orleans Judge Indicted for Allegedly Failing to Report Income From Performing Marriage CeremoniesA New Orleans judge was indicted on four federal tax fraud charges Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
By Marianna Wharry
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January 10, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Supreme Court, Rejecting Disciplinary Board Recommendation, Denies Lawyer's ReinstatementThe attorney was disbarred in 2009 after pleading guilty to a mail fraud charge involving "floating mortgage payments."
By Marianna Wharry
4 minute read
January 07, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Hands Attorney 2-Year Suspension Following Florida Disciplinary CaseAn attorney has been hit with a two-year suspension in New Jersey after a Florida Supreme Court investigation found that he had practiced law in Alabama without a proper license.
By Marianna Wharry
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January 06, 2022 | Law.com
Attorney Disbarred for Representing 150 'Ghost Clients' Without Firm's KnowledgeThe attorney met with unauthorized clients at his law firm's office, used documents that included the firm's letterhead and a firm-issued email address to conduct legal matters, with "many emails specifically [instructing] ghost clients to send documents and payment for legal fees to Respondent at his home address," according to a stipulation to disbarment.
By Marianna Wharry
4 minute read
January 05, 2022 | Law.com
Washington State Suspends Lawyer for 'Pattern of Neglect' in Immigration CasesThe 12-month suspension was the result of a settlement between disciplinary counsel and Furness. The Disciplinary Board of the Washington State Bar Association cited his negligence in failing to file court documents and to keep his clients apprised of upcoming matters in two separate immigration cases.
By Marianna Wharry
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