By Samuel C. Stretton | June 29, 2017
I am on the Philadelphia court-appointed list and have not signed up to do PCRAs, but I was still appointed on a PCRA case and might be appointed on a second one. I immediately declined the appointment, but was told I was not allowed to do so. Can I ethically decline the appointment?
By John Council | June 29, 2017
Todd Prins forged judges' signatures and tapped into a client's $2.4 million trust fund for his own personal use, according to an indictment.
By Celia Ampel | June 29, 2017
Five of the attorneys were disbarred over allegations of fraud, misuse of client funds and one case of grand theft auto.
By Cheryl Miller | June 27, 2017
Despite enduring a year of withering criticism from California lawmakers, the state bar still isn't doing enough to track and rein in spending, according to a state audit released Tuesday.
By Zack Needles | June 27, 2017
A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected a Stroudsburg lawyer's argument that he doesn't deserve disbarment for mishandling funds belonging to five of his clients.
By Rebecca Baker | June 26, 2017
A 70-year-old town justice accused of behaving belligerently toward an ex-girlfriend, including threatening to prosecute her, will step down from the bench at the end of the month.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa | June 26, 2017
Holland & Knight is accused of violating three professional conduct rules in a motion filed last week to disqualify the firm from representing one of the nation's largest financial institutions in cases related to the estate of a deceased Coral Gables man.
By Law Journal Editorial Board | June 23, 2017
A license to practice law should be worn as a badge of honor, and appropriately comes with added responsibilities to serve the public good and to adhere to higher standards of conduct. Nevertheless, political advocates who happen also to be lawyers ought not have their political speech expose them to ethics grievances by their political opponents.
By Scott Flaherty | June 23, 2017
David Schwinger appears to have revived his law career.
By Samantha Joseph | June 23, 2017
A state appellate court found Judge William Roby should have recused himself from a hearing in which he imposed criminal contempt order against a foreclosure attorney.
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