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Beemer: BuckleySandler Email Review Was Flawed

BuckleySandler's investigation of emails captured on Pennsylvania government servers was a “poor use” of taxpayer money, utilizing a flawed methodology that could have implicated individuals for sending “innocuous” emails, Attorney General Bruce Beemer said.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

LoPorto v. County of Rensselaer

By | November 22, 2016
Attorneys, Law Firm Disqualified for Violating Professional Conduct Rules 1.7(a)(1), 1.10(a)
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-87

By | November 22, 2016
A town justice may not serve as the workplace ombudsman for aggrieved town employees, as the positions are ethically incompatible.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-94

By | November 22, 2016
Several answers on the possible constitutional convention, including whether a judge may serve as delegate, take a public position on whether a constitutional convention should be convened, or lecture on historical constitutional conventions and procedures.
16 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Partner's Use of Pepper Letterhead Brings Firm Into FDCPA Suit

A couple who rented residential property from a Pepper Hamilton partner has sued the partner and the firm for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, alleging the lawyer tried to intimidate the couple by writing letters seeking payment on the firm's letterhead.
23 minute read

Daily Report Online

Good Billing Practices Is an Ethical Duty

As 2016 comes to a close, every lawyer is focused on collecting outstanding billings and fees. And many are realizing the bad news that certain invoices are harder to collect. That means that this is also a good time of year to reassess billing practices.
14 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Reverse Themselves on Attorney Disbarment Ruling

In a case of first impression, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed a 2014 decision to disbar an attorney for knowingly misappropriating funds after finding insufficient evidence on remand.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyer Who Tried to Hide Loss of Will Is Disbarred

An attorney who lost a deceased client's will and who was convicted of a filing forged documents with the Manhattan Surrogate's Court in an alleged attempt to cover his tracks has been disbarred.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Take Steps to Properly Handle Escrow Account Thefts

I have discovered one of my employees has taken money from my escrow account. What steps should I take and what kind of problem am I in?
18 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Faces Ethics Charges in Child Custody Transfer Matter

Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi is facing charges that she improperly inserted herself in a child custody matter, but she asserts that she acted after receiving a phone call from a person purporting to be an attorney in the case.
7 minute read

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