By Michael Booth | April 26, 2017
A New Jersey judge facing disciplinary action for allegedly intervening in a child custody matter defended herself at a judicial conduct hearing on Wednesday, saying she acted properly given the facts she had at the time.
By Cheryl Miller | April 26, 2017
Steven Moawad, a long time Bay Area prosecutor, has been named chief trial counsel for the California State Bar.
By Ben Hancock | April 26, 2017
While social media profiles can present a trove of data points for jury selection, the ethics and legality of researching jurors online depends heavily on jurisdiction.
By Leigh Jones | April 25, 2017
With a blog that tracks lawyer misconduct cases nationwide and posts the results of their adjudication, Mike Frisch has a perspective of the legal profession that few share.
By Sue Reisinger | April 25, 2017
A panel sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security explored those lines in a webcast Tuesday. "Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The Legal Rules" included lawyers and journalists who have been caught up in national security issues.
By Ross Todd | April 21, 2017
Attorneys must refrain from using apparently privileged documents, regardless of when or how they were received, the Fourth District says.
By Cheryl Miller | April 19, 2017
California judges and their spouses should not hold a financial interest in marijuana enterprises, even though medical and recreational cannabis use is legal in California, a state Supreme Court ethics committee said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
By Lizzy McLellan | April 18, 2017
For many midsize firms, success means more complexity.
By Ross Todd | April 18, 2017
Legal fee awards resulting from acts of bad faith in litigation must be causally linked to the underlying misconduct, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
By Max Mitchell | April 14, 2017
The Philadelphia-area attorney hit with nearly $1 million in sanctions that were later reversed has alleged that the attorneys who pursued those sanctions only did so to inflate attorney fees in the underlying medical malpractice case.
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