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Connecticut Law Tribune

No Lie: Ethics Rules on 'Pretexting' Vary

By | February 24, 2017
Sometimes best intentions lead to bad results. There is a celebrated case where a state's attorney pretended to be a public defender in order to get a barricaded murderer to agree to surrender himself without the loss of his life or others'. Despite feeling bad about it, the court disciplined him. Rules are rules.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Trump's Company Is Hiring an Ethics Adviser. Should Yours?

One of the unanticipated side effects of the intensive focus on the President's personal conflicts issues is increased interest in the creation of a new “chief ethics officer” position.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sidley Austin Fraud Suit Heads to Arbitration

Plaintiff Carrie Birkel claims Washington, D.C.-based Sidley partner Edward McNicholas lured her into a bogus investment after she won $10 million in a divorce.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

There Are Exceptions Under Rule 2.9 Concerning Judges and Ex Parte Communications

I am a judicial officer. When I am deciding cases, besides my law clerk, sometimes I'll talk to my staff such as my court officer to get his thoughts. Sometimes I'll call another judge to get his input. Is that permissible or would that be ex parte communication?
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh Lawyer Who Planned to Deal Crack Suspended

A Pittsburgh lawyer convicted and sentenced to probation for conspiring with an interstate drug ring to distribute crack cocaine has been suspended from practicing law for three years.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-129

By | February 23, 2017
A judge need not disqualify him/herself in a criminal case merely because the defendant, defense witness(es) and/or other individuals connected with the defense have filed complaints against the judge, provided the Commission on Judicial Conduct has not issued a formal written complaint and the judge can remain fair and impartial.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-127

By | February 23, 2017
A judge serving on an official court-sponsored legislative advisory committee may participate in committee discussions relating to the judge's recent decision in an ongoing proceeding.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Dutchess Lawmaker Disbarred in Wake of Sexual Abuse Conviction

A former Dutchess County legislator who was convicted last year of sexually abusing two Boy Scouts during a camping trip and sentenced to up to seven years in prison has been disbarred.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of CDM Smith v. Mutual Redevelopment Houses, Inc.

By | February 22, 2017
Lawyer's Prior Role as Mediator Disqualifies His Law Firm From Representing Respondent
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

What? Tom Hagen Is Now at the White House?

Considering what's going on at the White House, is that what clients look for in their lawyers—someone who can tell them how far they can push the ethics boundaries without breaking the law?
9 minute read

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