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Nine South Florida Attorneys Disciplined, Three Disbarred

The Florida Supreme Court disciplined nine South Florida attorneys, disbarring three and opting to suspend a lawyer who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Firm Partner to Lead District Character and Fitness Panel

Jenifer Wharton, a partner at Gordon, Tepper & DeCoursey, a firm specializing in divorce and family law in Schenectady County, has been appointed to chair the Committee on Character and Fitness for the Fourth Judicial District.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-56

By | August 31, 2016
Unless a judge is required by law or rule to perform marriages, a judge may adopt a policy to decline to perform all weddings. A judge who declines to perform weddings may permit court staff to refer couples to another incumbent public official who is authorized to solemnize marriages.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-206

By | August 31, 2016
A judge is not disqualified when an attorney who is the judge's child's election opponent appears before him/her, provided the judge can be fair and impartial.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-190

By | August 31, 2016
A judge may not serve on the board of a not-for-profit agency that offers traffic safety education programs to which the judge may make referrals.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Williams' Woes Leading Potential Challengers to Mull 2017 DA Race

When Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams recently disclosed his failure to report gifts valued at more than $160,000 since he took office, he may have not only opened himself to potential ethics inquiries, but also helped encourage competition for his re-election bid next year.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bochetto & Lentz Loses High-Court Bid for Referral-Fee Recovery

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to take up a case over an alleged improper referral, rejecting Bochetto & Lentz's appeal and finalizing a summary judgment order in favor of defendant and attorney A. Harold Datz.
7 minute read

The Recorder

The Ethics of Alternative Fee Arrangements

As the legal industry continues to adapt post-Great Recession, alternative fee arrangements are becoming more prevalent.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Senate Confirms Beemer as Attorney General

The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously voted this afternoon to confirm Bruce Beemer as the state's attorney general following his recent nomination by Gov. Tom Wolf. Beemer is expected by many to bring stability to an office that saw little of it during the tumultuous tenure of Kathleen Kane, who resigned this month after being convicted of perjury and related charges.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta Prosecutor Files Libel Suit Against Channel 5

A city of Atlanta solicitor who was threatened with a Taser by a police officer during his 2015 arrest for speeding and other charges has filed a libel suit against Fox 5 News for its coverage of the incident.
6 minute read

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