By Lizzy McLellan | August 29, 2017
The Judicial Conduct Board has sent a Centre County judge a letter of counsel, after finding that he ran afoul of judicial conduct provisions through his personal relationship with the county district attorney.
By Charles Toutant | August 29, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld a $350,000 restitution order against a lawyer who was convicted in a scheme to defraud his law firm and its clients.
By J. Randolph Evans and Shari L. Klevens, Dentons US | August 28, 2017
Although attorneys are called to act civilly and professionally, attorneys are also tasked with zealously representing clients and fighting on their behalf. When does behavior cross the line? Here are some tips for staying on the right side of professional.
By dailyreportonline | Daily Report | August 28, 2017
Justices reject 1 petition for voluntary discipline, suspend 1 lawyer for six months with conditions, accept 1 petition for review panel discipline, suspend 1 lawyer for four years with conditions for reinstatement, accept 1 petition for voluntary discipline for public reprimand and accept 1 voluntary surrender of license.
By Celia Ampel | August 28, 2017
Judicial social media use is a growing topic of concern for legal ethics experts.
By ROBERT STORACE | August 28, 2017
The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a 73-year-old attorney's four-year suspension for trash talking about judges who ruled against him.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 28, 2017
A review by The Legal shows that just over two-thirds of all disciplinary actions taken by the Judicial Conduct Board from 1993 to 2016 involved MDJs, including judges of the now-defunct Philadelphia Traffic Court and former district justices.
By Scott Graham | August 24, 2017
A patent case filed against Amazon in Texas and transferred to California raised an interesting choice-of-law question for U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, who ruled it's too late to disqualify Latham from the case.
By Roy Strom | August 24, 2017
A former Faegre Baker Daniels associate's law license was suspended for nine months after she inflated or fabricated time entries worth nearly $40,000 to meet a billable hour expectation. Inexcusable, sure. But an expert said it is symptomatic of the pressure Big Law lawyers face to meet hourly requirements.
By Samuel C. Stretton | August 24, 2017
Can lawyers make gifts to the judiciary, either directly or indirectly, as an institution and, if so, would it require disqualification?
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