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'Counseling' an Innocent's Guilty Plea
In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan partner Joel Cohen writes that as a layman, you would never advise a relative or close friend to insist on a trial to prove innocence when the district attorney has offered an extraordinarily lenient plea deal. But you're not a layman. You have ethical responsibilities beyond those of the man on the street. Can you, as an ethical lawyer, tell a client who adamantly protests innocence to plead guilty?When a Lawyer Wants (Or Needs) Out
In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen, a partner of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School, writes: While fee disputes are often the reason why lawyers want out of a case, ethical considerations may come into play for a host of other problems that arise during the course of a representation. If the client is not prejudiced by a lawyer's intention to withdraw and the court has no objection, the "no harm, no foul" analysis will typically enable the withdrawing attorney to prevail.Enforcing House Rules: Methods and Mechanisms
In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Richard Siegler, of counsel to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and Eva Talel, a partner at the firm, analyze case law dealing with board authority to enforce house rules and discuss various methods boards have implemented to enforce house rules, including suggestions for steps that boards and managers can take to preserve the right to enforce house rules.Effort Aids Businesses Devastated by Katrina
Three lawyers who knew one another only slightly a year ago are set to clear the final hurdles in their efforts to secure $100 million for mom-and-pop business owners in New Orleans who were victims of Hurricane Katrina.Big Spenders Beware: New York City Campaign Finance Board Is Watching
Jerry H. Goldfeder, special counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, writes that independent actors, long used to spending on campaigns without having to worry about strict regulation or enforcement, face a new reality in New York.Trending Stories
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