By Charles Toutant | January 24, 2020
A judge found accepting that fee was improper because New Jersey ethics rules only allow payment of referral fees by a certified trial attorney.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Karen Painter Randall and Steven A. Kroll | January 24, 2020
Attorneys have an ethical duty to have reasonable safeguards in place to protect and respond to a data breach. The failure to do so has resulted in professional malpractice lawsuits.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | January 23, 2020
I read in the Legal Intelligencer that the Disciplinary Board is doing public reprimands in Common Pleas courtrooms and advertising them. What is the purpose of this?
By Jack Newsham | January 21, 2020
Muzik Inc. blames the firm for losing out on royalties from products such as Apple's AirPods and Amazon.com's Echo Dot.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | January 16, 2020
I was privately retained in a criminal case and tried it and was unsuccessful. The client did not hire me for the appeal. The client has not yet retained new counsel and filed a pro se appeal. Do I have any further obligations?
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | January 13, 2020
The Connecticut Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel latest report include ethics cases against attorneys charged with IOLTA violations and other misconduct, including failure to communicate with clients.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By New Jersey Law Journal | January 13, 2020
Legal experts discuss the disciplinary process, the "case within a case" doctrine, using ethics rules in a malpractice proceeding, the "learned professional" exception to the CFA, and the liability of counsel for strategic decisions made at trial.
By Angela Morris | January 10, 2020
The plaintiff claimed that Florida attorney Edwin Hunter in 2015 wrote two letters to Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries Inc., that amounted to "a screed misrepresenting plaintiff's actions and attempting to portray him as a ne'er-do-well" because of a dispute with his brother, the opinion said.
By Angela Morris | January 10, 2020
"Robins continued to prosecute the suit as if Crisp were still alive," said the opinion from Houston's First Court of Appeals. "After learning of Crisp's death, Robins went so far as to discuss Crisp's availability for a deposition with opposing counsel."
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeffrey T. LaRosa and Eric A. Inglis | January 10, 2020
This case may present a suitable opportunity for the Supreme Court to provide additional guidance on the "learned professional" doctrine. As it stands, except for lawyers, doctors and theologians, there is no clear answer as to whether a professional or semi-professional remains subject to the Consumer Fraud Act.
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