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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-235

There is no ethical rule prohibiting a successor judge from reviewing and approving a voucher for services rendered by a court-appointed attorney, merely because those services occurred while the case was pending before a predecessor judge.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

3 Lawyers Indicted for Alleged Real Estate Scam

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, from June 2013 through December 2016, the attorneys and others fraudulently induced mortgage lenders to participate in short-sale transactions.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge Sanctions Long Island Lawyer for Continuing Litigation Over 'Demonstrably False' Claims

U.S. District Court Judge Ronnie Abrams of the Southern District of New York on Monday fined plaintiff's lawyer Spencer Sheehan $1,000 – finding he had acted with "subjective bad faith."
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyers' Ability to Buy Competitor's Name as Keyword Mulled by NJ Supreme Court

"Purchasing another attorney's name as a keyword is all about attorney advertising," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said. "Attorney advertising is commercial speech. Commercial speech is subject to First Amendment concerns."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-234

A judicial hearing officer may not voluntarily serve as a character reference or submit a letter attesting to the character of a judge undergoing a pending or impending disciplinary proceeding.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Jackson Walker Faces Federal Court Ethics Inquiry

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur recommends an inquiry after concluding Walker's failure to inform clients of a romantic relationship between a bankruptcy partner and former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones was an inexcusable 'ethical breach.'
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyer Faces Emergency Suspension

"It is always an uphill battle for the attorney facing an emergency suspension," said Herman J. Russomanno III, attorney for the accused lawyer.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appellate Court Finds Trial Court Wrongly Dismissed Legal-Malpractice Suit Despite Disqualifying Counsel a Week Prior

"Despite disqualifying Long's counsel, the court then proceeded to rule on the dispositive motion filed by that same disqualified counsel," Appellate Judge Stephen Dillard of the Georgia Court of Appeals said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: The Burden of Proof Required to Prove 'Misrepresentation' Warranting Discipline

Is scienter necessary to prove a prima facie case of misrepresentation?
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-233

A full-time judge may serve as an adjunct professor at a law school.
1 minute read

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