By Committee on Judicial Ethics | August 8, 2024
A judge may serve on the board of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to maintaining a local park and providing educational and cultural programs for the community.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 8, 2024
Alexa Galloway, who was a law clerk when she started at the Los Angeles firm in 2018, told jurors that she had no idea why her client, Judy Selberg, hadn't been paid her portion of a $504,000 settlement.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | August 7, 2024
(1) A part-time judge may serve on the legislative committee of a lawyers' association, provided its agenda and activities are limited to improvement of the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice. (2) A town justice who previously provided legal services to the town must disqualify in all matters in which the town is a party for a period of two years from the termination of the representation. The disqualification is subject to remittal.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 7, 2024
Former Girardi Keese clients testified on Wednesday how they repeatedly attempted to get their settlement agreements or settlement payments but were ignored or told, in emails and memos, that Tom Girardi hadn't signed the checks.
By Adolfo Pesquera | August 7, 2024
RSM Production Corp. alleges Jonathan Lerhmann represented it in a dispute with the defendants and is now working on a related case for opposing counsel.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert | August 7, 2024
"More important, however, is for prosecutors to recognize that charges based on attorney proffers are ill-advised," write Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | August 7, 2024
"[T]he Etemis categorically deny all allegations made against them," John Kanca, their lawyer, said. "The Etemis have full confidence in their defenses and their counterclaim allegations, and look forward to vigorously seeking justice in court by providing proof as to all of their allegations. The Etemis intend to advance this case by telling the truth and the full story of everything that happened leading to the Etemis departure from Trantolo & Trantolo, and thereafter."
By Tommaso Baronio | August 7, 2024
"I have been practicing law for over 50 years, and this is the most egregious cover-up effort that I have ever seen," Jack Scarola, a partner at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, alleged in an interview.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | August 6, 2024
A town justice may not permit his/her attorney assistant to accept part-time employment in the District Attorney's office in the same county.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 6, 2024
Jurors heard opening statements on Tuesday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom for the Tom Girardi criminal trial, which is expected to last two weeks.
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