Mark Dubois
Mark Dubois is counsel with the New London firm of Geraghty & Bonnano. He was Connecticut’s first Chief Disciplinary Counsel from 2003 until 2001. In that position he established an office that investigated and prosecuted attorney misconduct and the unauthorized practice of law. He is co-author of Connecticut Legal Ethics and Malpractice, the first book devoted to the topic of attorney ethics in Connecticut. He is a weekly contributor to the Connecticut Law Tribune where he writes the Ethics Matters column. Attorney Dubois represents individuals accused of ethical misconduct and malpractice. He also serves as an expert witness on matters of ethics and malpractice. He teaches ethics at UConn Law School and has taught ethics as Quinnipiac University School of Law where he was Distinguished Practitioner in Residence in 2011. He has lectured in Connecticut and nationally on attorney ethics and has given or participated in over 75 presentations and symposia on attorney ethics and malpractice. He has also taught trial advocacy and legal research and writing. Attorney Dubois has been board certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification for over 20 years. He is presently president-elect of the Connecticut Bar Association and will be president in 2014. In addition to being an officer of the Bar Association, he is a member of the Professional Discipline, Unauthorized Practice, Pro Bono and Mentoring committees. He is a member of the New Britain, New London, and American Bar Associations as well as the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. He is the recipient of the Quintin Johnstone Service to the Profession Award in 2012 and the American Board of Trial Advocacy, Connecticut Chapter, Annual Award in 2007.
June 20, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Mark Dubois: Generating New Business Without Crossing Ethical LinesEvery new system has its kinks and there's often a learning period where the regulators try to fit the new square peg program into the round hole of the existing rules.
By Mark Dubois
10 minute read
June 13, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Mark Dubois: Lawyers Should Beware of Mortgage Fraud ScamsGiven that the last big meltdown in the housing market happened about nine years ago and some commentators are warning of a new bubble, watch out for a new round of mortgage fraud cases with the inevitable lawyer victims in the mix.
By MARK DUBOIS
8 minute read
May 24, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Proposal Means Showdown on Who Can Practice LawA few days ago a proposed change to the pro hac vice rule was forwarded to the full judges' meeting by the Rules Committee. If passed this June, it may set the stage for a showdown between the branches of government that has been brewing for some time. Maybe that's a good thing.
By MARK DUBOIS
9 minute read
May 17, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Physical Office Requirement Is a 19th-Century RelicA fascinating case in New York reached an unexpected (though perhaps not final) point the other day when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a law that requires New York-licensed lawyers who have a primary office elsewhere to have actual, physical offices in New York if they want to practice there.
By MARK DUBOIS
4 minute read
May 04, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Mark Dubois: It May Be Time to Allow Nonlawyers to Offer Some Legal ServicesThe question for us is whether we embrace it all, and find ways to make it work for us, or fight a rearguard action until our friends in the courts and the legislature settle the question, with or without our objections.
By Mark Dubois
4 minute read
April 19, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Mark Dubois: Who Is the Client? Uncertainty Can Cause Ethical IssuesA trio of cases arising out of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse mess at Penn State reminds us of the complexities associated with defining client identity when dealing with corporate entities.
By MARK DUBOIS
8 minute read
April 07, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Mark Dubois: In Computer Age, Practice of Law Still Requires Human TouchA Google computer program just beat one of the world masters at the game of Go. There's a lesson in that for us.
By Mark Dubois
8 minute read
March 29, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Mark Dubois: Bar Members Need to Step Up and Help Legal AidIf nothing is done, an already meager and woefully understaffed attempt at providing legal services to those who need it most and can afford it least will be further pared down. At some point, it will be so small and ineffectual that some will wonder why we even pretend to care.
By MARK DUBOIS
9 minute read
March 25, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Mark Dubois: Lawyers Struggled With Outdated Business ModelSince adopting the notion that the practice of law is a profession, as opposed to a business, American lawyers have been struggling with the tension between theory and reality which came with the choice.
By Mark Dubois
9 minute read
March 17, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Mark Dubois: ABA Reports on Future of Profession Could Provoke Strong ReactionsBy Mark Dubois
5 minute read
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