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Daily Business Review

Attorney Suspended for 90 Days Over Comments

Snide emails to fellow lawyers earned one attorney a 90-day suspension.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

LI Lawyer Disbarred Over Forgery of Judge's Signature

A Long Island attorney who forged a judge's signature on a bankruptcy discharge notice and was sentenced to federal prison for the offense in June has been disbarred.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Taking Steps to Maintain Client Confidences

Attorneys learn client confidences as part of the attorney-client relationship. Attorneys who fail to safeguard such information do so at their own peril, as the consequences for the improper disclosure of confidential information can be severe.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Poll Shows Skepticism About Ethics Reforms

A new poll has found that New York voters are underwhelmed with the ethics reforms recently endorsed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Today's Over-Regulated Climate, It's Not Wise For Judges to Charge for Weddings

What is the status of judges being paid monies for weddings conducted in the evenings and weekends and not on judicial property? The issue of weddings and judges at times can be controversial as seen by issues raised one or two years ago after same-sex marriages were allowed in Pennsylvania.
17 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Finds Former Broward Judge, Attorney Subject to Fees Over Frivolous Suit

More trouble for former Broward Circuit Judge Laura Watson and her attorney, Stephen Rakusin of Fort Lauderdale: A state appellate court Wednesday upheld a ruling that would see them pay more than $84,000 in legal fees for filing a frivolous defamation lawsuit.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Xu v. UMI Sushi, Inc.

Sanctions Against Lawyers Explained; Referrals for Discipline, Criminal Violations Not Affected
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Mark Dubois: In Face of Staffing Shortage, Disciplinary Counsel's Office Should Try New Approach

As fellow Law Tribune columnist Norm Pattis recently noted, my former office, the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, has shrunk.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

N.J. Court Affirms Ethics Charges Against Former Ratepayer Advocate

A New Jersey appeals court has upheld a finding that the state's former ratepayer advocate, the official once charged with representing consumers when utilities requested rate hikes, violated conflict of interest rules.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Bar Panel Upholds Disbarment for Alleged Misappropriation

A state bar appellate panel has upheld the disbarment of a Peninsula attorney accused of bilking an elderly client out of $3.5 million.
3 minute read

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