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National Law Journal

From Threesomes to Channeling the Dead, Not Much Shocks This Legal Ethics Guru

With a blog that tracks lawyer misconduct cases nationwide and posts the results of their adjudication, Mike Frisch has a perspective of the legal profession that few share.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

From Threesomes to Channeling the Dead, Not Much Shocks This Legal Ethics Guru

With a blog that tracks lawyer misconduct cases nationwide and posts the results of their adjudication, Mike Frisch has a perspective of the legal profession that few share.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

When Government's Need for Secrecy Clashes With the Public's Right to Know

A panel sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security explored those lines in a webcast Tuesday. "Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The Legal Rules" included lawyers and journalists who have been caught up in national security issues.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

When Government's Need for Secrecy Clashes With the Public's Right to Know

A panel sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security explored those lines in a webcast Tuesday. "Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The Legal Rules" included lawyers and journalists who have been caught up in national security issues.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Brooklyn Bar President Resigns Amid Conduct Probe

The Second Department said Gregory Hesterberg had acknowledged that he could not defend himself against allegations that included "misapplication of escrow funds and failure to account." The court accepted his resignation and disbarred him.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ethics Panel Pushes Back Against Legislative Oversight

Florida's ethics arbiters claimed their "independence" in response to a legislative directive that put more restrictions on their operations, from out-of-state travel spending to the hiring and firing of staff.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney's Imprisonment Should Serve as Lesson

Attorney Corey Brinson is going to prison, and that's a shame.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Code of Law: If You See Something, Say Something

The legal profession's system of self-governance relies in part on what is effectively an "honor code" for attorneys. However, Georgia applies a permissive standard, whereby attorneys are encouraged to report but are not required to do so.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Mississippi Judge Reprimanded After Threatening to Use a Gun

By | April 21, 2017
A Mississippi judge will be suspended without pay for 30 days and have to pay a fine for threatening to use a gun against a defendant in his courtroom.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Appellate Court Upholds Disqualification Ruling Against Gibson Dunn

Attorneys must refrain from using apparently privileged documents, regardless of when or how they were received, the Fourth District says.
31 minute read

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