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Panel Considers Mitigating Factors but Rules That Failure to Pay Taxes Demands Suspension
The First Department has suspended for one year Manhattan attorney Roger M. Roisman, holding that his acknowledgment of his guilt, cooperation with authorities, community service and pro bono work were not enough to avoid suspension.The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Two firms launch Washington, D.C., offices; Covington welcomes back a white-collar criminal defense attorney from Justice; and Seyfarth Shaw adds three partners in New York. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Critics Are Mistaken in Bell Shooting Prosecution
Blaming the acquittal of three police officers for killing Sean Bell in Queens, N.Y., on prosecutorial ineptness is misdirected. It ignores crucial considerations that no fair-minded prosecutor could avoid.The Ethics of Making Credibility Judgments
Joel Cohen and Katherine Helm, finding themselves awash in announcements of lectures and public appearances by notable "formers" such as Lynne Stewart, Eliot Spitzer and Rod Blagojevich, raise these questions: Unshackled from the rules of evidence and impeachability, when should someone be discredited based on what he or she may have done in the past? If judging information involves judging values, at what point must lawyers themselves stand up and demand that speakers be scrupulous and practice what they preach?Deposition: Rule 30(d)'s Limits on Attempts Not to Answer
Jeremy S. Rosof, an associate at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, writes that, in an action or proceeding pending in New York State court, counsel may direct a deponent client not to answer "when the question is plainly improper and would, if answered, cause significant prejudice to any person." Federal procedure, however, differs.Trending Stories
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