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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-212

(1) A part-time judge may serve on the legislative committee of a lawyers' association, provided its agenda and activities are limited to improvement of the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice. (2) A town justice who previously provided legal services to the town must disqualify in all matters in which the town is a party for a period of two years from the termination of the representation. The disqualification is subject to remittal.
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The Recorder

'It Was Shocking': Tom Girardi's Former Clients Testify About Missing Settlement Checks

Former Girardi Keese clients testified on Wednesday how they repeatedly attempted to get their settlement agreements or settlement payments but were ignored or told, in emails and memos, that Tom Girardi hadn't signed the checks.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Opposing Counsel Want Judge's Son Off the Case

RSM Production Corp. alleges Jonathan Lerhmann represented it in a dispute with the defendants and is now working on a related case for opposing counsel.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Putting Counsel in an Uncomfortable Spot: The Witness Chair

"More important, however, is for prosecutors to recognize that charges based on attorney proffers are ill-advised," write Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert.
12 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Law Firms Are Feuding Over Allegedly Stolen Clients and Work Processes

"[T]he Etemis categorically deny all allegations made against them," John Kanca, their lawyer, said. "The Etemis have full confidence in their defenses and their counterclaim allegations, and look forward to vigorously seeking justice in court by providing proof as to all of their allegations. The Etemis intend to advance this case by telling the truth and the full story of everything that happened leading to the Etemis departure from Trantolo & Trantolo, and thereafter."
4 minute read

Law.com

Florida Law Firm, Circle K Face Evidence-Destruction Lawsuit

"I have been practicing law for over 50 years, and this is the most egregious cover-up effort that I have ever seen," Jack Scarola, a partner at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, alleged in an interview.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-211

A town justice may not permit his/her attorney assistant to accept part-time employment in the District Attorney's office in the same county.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Prosecutor: Tom Girardi Used His Clients' Money 'Like a Personal Piggy Bank'

Jurors heard opening statements on Tuesday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom for the Tom Girardi criminal trial, which is expected to last two weeks.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Jury Selection Starts in Tom Girardi's Criminal Trial

About 70 jurors were brought into a downtown Los Angeles courtroom for the trial, which is expected to last two weeks.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Serious Error': Dozens of Law Firms Urge 6th Circuit to Shield Internal Investigation Docs

"[D]ocuments and communications generated in an internal investigation are protected by the attorney-client privilege as long as they were intended to further the provision of legal advice from counsel," the 39 law firms wrote.
4 minute read

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