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New York Law Journal

New Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters: Informal Proceedings

Hal R. Lieberman, in his Attorney Discipline column, explores informal proceedings, which he writes is simply another way of saying that a committee has determined, after investigation, to impose a private, confidential sanction upon a lawyer who violated, or came close to violating, a Rule of Professional Conduct, but the infraction was not so serious as to warrant charges, a formal proceeding, and potential public discipline.
13 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Media Circuses Deny Due Process and Fair Trials

Jurisprudence in the last few decades has wrestled with balancing lawyers' First Amendment rights, the public's right to know, the need for open courts and the accused's rights to a fair trial.
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Convicted Attorney Seeks Reinstatement to Bar

A longtime Danbury attorney who served federal prison time for her role in a real estate scheme is seeking reinstatement to the bar in Connecticut.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rule Change Allows New Retirement Route for Solos

A recent change in the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct, allowing lawyers and law firms to buy and sell a single area of practice, could have a major impact on succession planning for solo practitioners.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

In Sanctions Appeal, Dallas Lawyer Defends Pretrial Jury Survey

Prominent Dallas lawyer William Brewer III argued that he should not have been sanctioned for directing a telephone survey of potential jurors in a case over gas tubing product defects.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Comment Period Open on Amended Fiduciary Rules

State court administrators are accepting comments until Nov. 15 on a set of proposed changes to the guidelines governing fiduciaries and the oversight of their work.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Avoid Inappropriate Relationships With Clients

The legal news continues to report on salacious tales of attorneys embarking on improper personal relationships with clients. Engaging in intimate relations with current and prospective clients threatens not only the lawyer's professional reputation and law license, but also poses significant risk to colleagues and law firm partners.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Legal Ethics: Attorney Fees and Mandatory Malpractice Insurance in NJ

Two specialists in this area analyze the Supreme Court's latest legal ethics and malpractice decisions.
26 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ex-Clients Sue Greenberg Traurig After Disqualification

After unsuccessfully fighting disqualification rulings barring it from representing car-title loan giant TitleMax in a Fulton County lawsuit, Greenberg Traurig is now facing litigation accusing it of violating ethical rules and breaching its duties to a group of rival title lenders that the firm represented for years.
14 minute read

The Recorder

Alsup Spares Orrick, Tweaks Google Over Sanctions Motion

The judge declined to find Orrick partner Annette Hurst in contempt and called Google's pursuit of sanctions "heavy handed, perhaps even vindictive."
8 minute read

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