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.

October 26, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Placing a Bet on the Emergence of Alternative Legal Service Models

There's a theory of economics that suggests that the most accurate predictor of things like elections and sporting events is economic handicapping—the amount of money people will bet on a particular outcome.

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October 26, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Placing a Bet on the Emergence of Alternative Legal Service Models

By Mark Dubois

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October 19, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Changing Nature of Legal Practice Leads to More Client Conflicts

By Mark Dubois

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October 12, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Taking a $1,000-a-Month Law Firm Job Might Not Be a Bad Idea

There's a French expression "plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose" (the more that changes, the more it's the same thing), which might be the motto of my legal career.

By Mark Dubois

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October 12, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Taking a $1,000-a-Month Law Firm Job Might Not Be a Bad Idea

There's a French expression "plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose" (the more that changes, the more it's the same thing), which might be the motto of my legal career.

By Mark Dubois

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October 05, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

ABA Is Latest Player in $5 Legal Services Market

I recently wrote about Fiverr.com, the website selling goods and services, including legal writing and advice, in $5 increments. Now there is a new player in the $5 legal services market, the American Bar Association. Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit!

By Mark Dubois

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October 05, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

ABA Is Latest Player in $5 Legal Services Market

By Mark Dubois

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September 29, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Dodging the Unauthorized Practice of Law Police

As I write this, I am sitting in my Provincetown pied-a-terre, watching out the window for the unauthorized practice police. I have now fully joined the ranks of lawyers who practice (or are at least available to practice) 24/7 from wherever we are. Unfortunately, the licensing and regulatory regimes reflect a simpler time, and we do so at our peril.

By Mark Dubois

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September 29, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Dodging the Unauthorized Practice of Law Police

By Mark Dubois

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September 14, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: Court Says Banking Officials Can't Regulate Debt Negotiation Law Firms

The Connecticut Supreme Court just released an opinion in a case called Persels that goes a great ways towards filling the lacunae in definition of the practice of law jurisprudence. And, to boot, they pinned back the ears of the state Banking Commissioner in his efforts to regulate lawyers. Fun stuff. Here's the background.

By Mark Dubois

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