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The American Lawyer

Panama Papers Firm Founders Face Money Laundering Charges

Ten months after a hacking scandal hit one of Panama's top law firms, prosecutors in the Central American country have arrested Mossack Fonseca name partners Ramon Fonseca Mora and Jurgen Mossack in connection with a massive bribery scandal at a Brazilian conglomerate.
14 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Did Lawyer's Failure to Meet With Client Require New Trial?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a criminal defense lawyer's failure to meet face-to-face with a client before a capital murder trial necessarily violated the defendant's constitutional right to counsel.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

When Lawyers and Judges Criticize Jury Verdicts

Ethics and Criminal Practice columnist Joel Cohen writes: It's completely fair game for commentators to criticize a jury verdict—after all, why shouldn't journalists write that O.J.'s acquittal was out of line, or that Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's conviction was unjust? But do the same rules apply when the prosecutor, defense attorney or even the judge chooses to lash out publicly against a jury verdict, even if the disagreement is in good faith?
19 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Estate of Anna C. Kasych v. Butz et al., PICS Case No. 17-0126 (C.P. Lehigh, Jan. 24, 2017) Varricchio, J. (16 pages).

By | February 10, 2017
Law firm that previously represented non-profit organization does not have a conflict of interest in assisting a client with donating to that organization. Court granted defendants' preliminary objections and dismissed plaintiff's complaint.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

It's OK to Consult an Ethics Committee as Long as You Inform Your Client if There Is a Conflict

Our firm has an ethics committee. I wish to consult with the ethics committee about issues arising out of my representation of a client of a firm. Can I do so without creating a conflict with the client, or do I have to notify the client? Would your answer change if my consultation was not with the in-house ethics committee, but I sought the advice of outside ethics counsel?
17 minute read

Daily Report Online

State House OKs Bill to Remake, Expand Judicial Watchdog

By | February 09, 2017
Legislation approved Thursday would increase the number of members of the Judicial Qualifications Commission from seven to 10 as of July 1. It also splits the commission into a seven-member investigative panel and a three-member hearing panel.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Litigation in Twitter Nation: When You Can and Can't Tweet in #Court

Court rules about the permissibility of Tweeting in court differ greatly, even within the same state or county.
14 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Another Branch of Government Flexes Muscles on Lawyer Regulation

By | February 08, 2017
Maybe the thing to do is for each branch of government to send two or three emissaries to neutral ground (Providence? Newport?) where they could hash out who controls what, and which areas, if any, are matters of exclusive, coequal or overlapping authority.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Law Practice

A lawyer's duties are well-defined by existing rules of professional responsibility, but where does AI fit into the picture?
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Contini Gets Public Scolding From Justices

Broward Circuit Judge John Contini was publicly reprimanded Tuesday for actions he admitted "personified incivility."
4 minute read

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