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.

March 09, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Should Legal Profession Embrace Change or Stand Firm?

Several events recently brought home the fact that, in the words of one wag, "this ain't our fathers' bar anymore."

By Mark Dubois

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February 29, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Courts Will Feel Impact of Conn's Fiscal Train Wreck

Ben Barnes, the governor's budget director, recently described Connecticut government as being in a state of permanent fiscal crisis.

By Mark Dubois

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February 18, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Re-Thinking the Concept of Cross-Border Practice

A parting gift from Jonathan Lippman, New York's recently retired chief judge of the Court of Appeals, was the adoption of Model Rule 5.5, which allows New York lawyers to engage in cross-border practice.

By Mark Dubois

4 minute read

February 08, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Practicing Law in the New 'Gig' Economy

These are crazy times, and some parts of law and lawyering seem to be moving in very different directions.

By MARK DUBOIS

4 minute read

February 01, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Religious-Themed CLE Not Necessarily A Bad Thing

I read the other day about a tiff between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas state bar president Allan DuBois over whether a class offered by St. Mary's University School of Law should get state continuing legal education credit. Much as it pains me to criticize a guy with such a proud name, I have to say that DuBois is wrong.

By MARK DUBOIS

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January 26, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: ABA's Anti-Discrimination Rule Could Be Problematic

The American Bar Association is going to be considering an amendment to Rule 8.4 making it an ethical violation to discriminate. How can anyone argue with that? On the other hand, how far down that slippery slope are we ready to go?

By Mark Dubois

4 minute read

December 30, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Commentary: World Problems Are Too Complex to Scapegoat Muslims

My friend and fellow Law Tribune columnist Norm Pattis has written lately on how the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino drove him both to consider not representing Muslims and to buy and learn to shoot a pistol. It's unfortunate that smart people like him can get so rattled by unexpected and threatening events that they start saying and doing ill-considered things.

By Mark Dubois

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December 30, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Commentary: World Problems Are Too Complex to Scapegoat Muslims

By Mark Dubois

4 minute read

December 22, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Big Birds, Long Runs and Other Year-End Thoughts

As those few who read this column know, I occasionally stray from serious talk about ethics and the practice of law in an effort to entertain a bit and show that even wonks and bar-junkies have something of a life.

By Mark Dubois

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December 22, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Big Birds, Long Runs and Other Year-End Thoughts

By Mark Dubois

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