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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-157

By | April 10, 2017
A full-time judge (1) may informally refer at-risk youth to religious or secular educational programs, assuming he/she does not frequently preside in matters involving at-risk youth and such programs do not appear before the judge or accept court referrals; (2) may serve as a paramedic with a local volunteer ambulance corps; (3) may not serve on the board of a regional emergency medical services council; and (4) may participate in a documentary film concerning his/her volunteer activities if it is produced by a not-for-profit entity, but may not participate in a commercially produced documentary.
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National Law Journal

After 20 Years as Fugitive, Ex-Hunton Partner Arrested in Florida

He was not quite Whitey Bulger, but federal prosecutors in Boston announced Friday the arrest in Florida of Scott Wolas, a disbarred lawyer accused of perpetrating a $1.5 million real estate investment fraud in Massachusetts. Wolas, booted from Hunton & Williams in 1995, has been on the run for two decades.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

After 20 Years as Fugitive, Ex-Hunton Partner Arrested in Florida

He was not quite Whitey Bulger, but federal prosecutors in Boston announced Friday the arrest in Florida of Scott Wolas, a disbarred lawyer accused of perpetrating a $1.5 million real estate investment fraud in Massachusetts. Wolas, booted from Hunton & Williams in 1995, has been on the run for two decades.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-154

By | April 07, 2017
A judge may, but is not required to, disclose his/her habitability concerns to a local code enforcement officer. If the judge does so, he/she may not preside over the resulting proceeding, and therefore may not issue a warrant for the code enforcement officer to enter the premises.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-156

By | April 07, 2017
A judge should not send a thank you note in response to a laudatory ex parte letter from an attorney who recently appeared before the judge.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

O'Keefe v. Ace Rest. Supply, LLC, PICS Case No. 17-0507 ( E.D. Pa. March 27, 2017) Surrick, J. (11 pages).

By | April 07, 2017
Plaintiff sought to disqualify defendants' counsel under rule 3.7, alleging that he was a necessary witness to "confirm the identical nature" of claims brought against defendants in other state law actions but court found that the individuals who filed the other actions could better supply the information plaintiff sought, the information sought would involve the disclosure of privileged information and disqualifying attorney would impose a substantial hardship on defendants. Motion denied.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Baroni Loses Law License Following Bridgegate Sentencing

The New Jersey Supreme Court has suspended the law license of William Baroni Jr., one of the key figures behind the Bridgegate scandal that ultimately upended Gov. Chris Christie's presidential aspirations.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Baroni Loses Law License Following Bridgegate Sentencing

The New Jersey Supreme Court has suspended the law license of William Baroni Jr., one of the key figures behind the Bridgegate scandal that ultimately upended Gov. Chris Christie's presidential aspirations.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former Bucks County Adoption Lawyer Indicted for Fraud

A former Bucks County adoption attorney was charged by federal authorities with accepting new attorney fees and failing to return unused client money after he was disbarred, the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney's Office announced April 6.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former Bucks County Adoption Lawyer Indicted for Fraud

A former Bucks County adoption attorney was charged by federal authorities with accepting new attorney fees and failing to return unused client money after he was disbarred, the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney's Office announced April 6.
2 minute read

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