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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

Daily Business Review

Justices Express No Mercy for Lawyers in Tampa DUI Plot

Two lawyers who plotted to ensnare an opposing counsel in a drunken-driving arrest ask the Florida Supreme Court for something less than permanent disbarment.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Failure to Verify FLSA Threshold Results in Rule 11 Sanctions

It pays to check the menu before ordering from a restaurant—or suing one. A federal judge has ordered sanctions in a Fair Labor Standards Act case where plaintiffs attorneys claimed, but did not verify, that a restaurant satisfied the $500,000 annual revenue threshold required for a suit under the act.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lengthy Notice Requirements Could Be an Ethics Violation

I am a partner in a law firm and I've decided to leave the firm and start my own law firm. In my partnership agreement, it is required that I give four months' notice before I leave. Is such a provision unethical or illegal?
16 minute read

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