Daily Report Online | Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | October 23, 2023
Here is an overview of some tips for law firm partners to help them honor their obligations to their partnerships.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 22, 2023
A full-time judge (1) may serve as co-chair of the ACACIA Network, a not-for-profit social services organization, provided the judge does not serve in a court that makes referrals to the organization, but (2) may not serve on a bar association committee on corrections and community reentry on the facts presented.
By Andrew Denney | October 20, 2023
A justice for the Moravia town and village courts since 2001, June Shepardson agreed to step down in a stipulation co-signed by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in which she also said she would never again run for judicial office.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 19, 2023
Is a town justice disqualified from presiding over matters in which the town is represented by a law firm that employs the judge's first-degree relative as an associate?
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | October 19, 2023
Major cases, millions in legal fees and Houston's status as a premier destination for corporate restructuring are all at stake in the fallout of Judge David Jones' resignation.
By Allison Dunn | October 19, 2023
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New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Bonnie C. Frost and William A. Krais | October 19, 2023
When considering 'The People of New York v. Trump,' most people focus on salacious details. However, lawyers familiar with the Rules of Professional Conduct are focusing on a more subtle, though no less important, issue: conflict of interest.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel J. Siegel | October 19, 2023
Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5 governs the types of fees attorneys can charge and outlines the way fee agreements must be tailored. The Pennsylvania Rule is modeled after ABA Model Rule 1.5.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 18, 2023
Where a housing court judge, who is a shareholder and proprietary lessee in a cooperative apartment building, learns that the building's board of directors has hired a new management company that manages many other properties that are located in the jurisdiction of the judge's court: (1) The judge is not disqualified from presiding in matters where the managing company appears before the judge, but must disclose the relationship on the record.
By Cheryl Miller | October 18, 2023
Facing possible disbarment, attorney John Eastman said he was only exploring legal options with the nation's leaders leading up to the Jan. 6. 2021, electoral vote count, not advocating for election results to be tossed out.
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