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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-06

A full-time judge may generally publicize his/her book and participate in book signing and other promotional events the publisher organizes, but where the work is a children's book unrelated to the law, the judge may not personally participate in promotions that specifically target attorneys or the legal profession.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-203

A full-time judge who presides in a treatment court may serve on a legislator's advisory committee on drug abuse, subject to certain limitations.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-DOJ Official Convicted in Abramoff Scandal Reinstated to the D.C. Bar

Robert Coughlin II, a former U.S. Department of Justice official convicted in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, has been reinstated to the D.C. Bar.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'What if I ...?'

An ethics attorney shares the three questions he hears most often, and his advice on those matters.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Feds: Attorney Stole $850K From Real Estate Buyer

Joseph Scali was disbarred Wednesday and hit with a federal indictment on Friday for alleged fraud, tax evasion and obstruction of justice.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Commission on Professionalism Seeks Nominations for Annual Awards

The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law is soliciting nominations for its annual professionalism awards: the Daniel J. O-Hern Award and the Charles J. Hollenbeck Award.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

I Won't Consent to Your Adjournment Request

A commentary written to spread the gospel of the "golden rule of adjournment consent."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Refuses to Expand the Common Interest Doctrine

In her Professional Liability Insurance column, Sue C. Jacobs discusses the recent decision reaffirming New York state's long-held precedent that the common interest doctrine applies to communications with a third party having a shared interest only if there is pending or reasonably anticipated litigation, a narrower view of the doctrine than that held by a number of federal circuits.
18 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyer Settles OAG Claims That He Misled Debtors' Families

A law firm that allegedly attempted to intimidate family members into paying off their loved ones' medical bills has settled civil charges levied against it by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for $6,432.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Former Attorney Faces New Larceny Charge

A former Hamden attorney who resigned from the bar late last year amid theft allegations is facing another accusation that he stole from a client.
8 minute read

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