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Supreme Court Brief

Denied Pro Bono Help, Wisconsin Prosecutors Appeal Campaign Finance Ruling

The petition's backdrop is the special-prosecutor investigation into whether Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker illegally coordinated fundraising and spending with outside groups on his behalf in the 2011-2012 recall campaigns.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-124

9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-104

A judge may permit a nonprofit educational organization to use his/her name and honorific when listing the judge as a volunteer in documents that are circulated within the organization, where other volunteers are also listed with their titles, and the documents will not be used for fundraising.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Lawyer Tom Girardi's Finances Pried Open in Misappropriation Suit

Plaintiffs attorney Thomas Girardi has been ordered to turn over documents detailing his personal net worth and the finances of his Los Angeles law firm, Girardi Keese, as part of a lawsuit alleging he misappropriated more than $12.5 million from a settlement over hormone replacement therapy drug Prempro.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Five Cases Drive Surge in Client Compensation

Reimbursements from a state-maintained fund to compensate the clients of dishonest attorneys reached a record $12.3 million in 2015, or more than double the amount paid out in 2014, the state Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection said.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dallas Lawyer Facing 11 Grievances Resigns Law License

A Dallas lawyer has resigned his law license because he faced 11 grievances alleging misconduct like completely missing hearings for clients, neglecting their cases and failing to supervise an employee who the lawyer knew was previously convicted of unauthorized practice of law.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Tampa Lawyer Wants Florida License and Due Process

A former Tampa lawyer is trying to get her bid for readmission heard on the merits, which is not an option under Florida Bar rules.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Sanctions Attorneys Without Probing Reports of Mom's 'Death'

Eastern District Judge Allyne Ross publicly reprimanded two plaintiffs attorneys in a case that has been marred by numerous missed scheduling orders and the reported death of an attorney's mother that turned out to be inaccurate.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyer Disbarred for Failure to Answer Theft Charges

A Brooklyn attorney who was suspended last year amid charges that he stole $10,000 from two clients who gave him money for down payments on property has been disbarred.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Labor Leader Seeks New Privacy Rule for Video Depositions

In a case where the appeal itself has ­become the source of questions over recusals and quorum, an attorney for labor union leader John Dougherty argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for new law to keep video depositions confidential, so they are not used for purposes other than litigation.
4 minute read

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