Samuel C Stretton

April 06, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Is it ethical for a judge to order a court reporter to delete information and statements from a trial transcript after the trial is concluded and the transcripts are being typed since an appeal has been filed? Further, if the judge does this, shouldn't the judge advise all parties?

By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read

August 10, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a custody dispute, I represent the mother who, in pleadings, has alleged that the father has abused their child.

By Samuel C. Stretton

7 minute read

October 18, 2006 | Law.com

Since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in September ordered the reinstatement of judicial pay raises that were repealed last year, a number of questions have arisen. Pennsylvania Law Weekly columnist Samuel C. Stretton addresses the question of whether judges were acting unethically when they sought their pay raises. What he's discovered during this controversy is that the public has a profound lack of understanding of the role of the judiciary.

By Samuel C. Stretton

5 minute read

February 08, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Questions & Answers on Professional Responsibility

By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read

July 05, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

May judges take gifts as long they report them on their annual disclosure forms? If it is not prohibited, then why is there such criticism?

By By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read

August 10, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

I ran into an old law school classmate and discovered he has been suspended. I would like to hire him as a paralegal to work in my law office. Is that ethically permissible?

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

July 06, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a judicial officer and a complaint has been made against me. Is it possible I could lose my judicial pension if I am found in violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct?

By Samuel C. Stretton

10 minute read

May 25, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recently, I was discharged by a client. I am holding several thousand dollars of escrow money for the client on an unrelated matter that involved a real estate settlement. The client also owes me several thousand dollars. Since I have been discharged, can I return the escrow money, minus my legal fee, when I return the client's file?

By Samuel C. Stretton

7 minute read

June 29, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judges may have professional lives outside court, but may not use judicial resources to support them

By Samuel C. Stretton

8 minute read

April 16, 2010 | Law.com

Associates can stay clear of ethical issues if they agree to disagree with partners who are supervising them, says attorney Samuel C. Stretton. Unfortunately, Stretton doesn't have good news for attorneys who are dealing with Web sites that refuse to update their disciplinary records.

By Samuel C. Stretton

7 minute read