By Charles Toutant | July 31, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a lack of trust and confidence is sufficient cause for members of a municipal council to terminate a township solicitor who has not acted illegally or unethically.
By Celia Ampel | July 31, 2017
A federal court tossed former Broward Circuit Judge Laura Watson's lawsuit against attorneys who worked on her discipline cases.
By Law Journal Editorial Board | July 31, 2017
Innovation is not simply a matter of technology. Shutting down competitive models that do not comport with appropriate rules is appropriate, but does not solve the more fundamental problem that spawned these alternative models in the first place.
By Celia Ampel | July 31, 2017
The suspensions included one attorney who pleaded no contest to a felony charge.
By Hal R. Lieberman | July 28, 2017
In his Attorney Discipline column, Hal R. Lieberman reports on the First Department's amended procedural rules, which incorporate by reference the new statewide rules set forth in Part 1240, but also contain important additions that either effectuate or amplify the statewide rules.
By Samuel C. Stretton | July 27, 2017
As a lawyer practicing for 20 years, I have often heard older lawyers talk about practicing until they drop in their boots. Is it realistic and ethical to think that way?
By Lizzy McLellan | July 26, 2017
A former client of two Cozen O'Connor partners has lost his bid to disqualify the firm from representing his adversary in a construction payment dispute, based on his allegations that the firm mishandled conflicts in a lateral hire from Pepper Hamilton.
By Jenna Greene | July 25, 2017
There's a tendency by those outside the legal profession to conflate lawyers with their clients, to assume that if you represented someone, you must personally be aligned with their interests or find them sympathetic. The latest target: Kirkland and Ellis white-collar defense partner Brian Benczkowski.
By Rebecca Cohen | July 25, 2017
The State Bar of California issued a consumer alert Monday for Dax Yeophantong Craven, a San Francisco-based entertainment lawyer that is has charged with pocketing $100,000 he was supposed to use for a real estate transaction.
By Kristen Rasmussen | July 25, 2017
Partners at a law firm in Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a scheme to divert funds from the hospital system that retained them to collect delinquent patient accounts.
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