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Texas Lawyer

Texas Litigators Oppose American Bar Association Paper on Nonlawyer Firms

"We as lawyers are charged with upholding the honor of the law, the courts, fellow lawyers and our system of justice," said the letter by TADC, TTLA and Tex-ABOTA. Businessmen don't have that calling, it added.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Stays Silent as ABA Weighs Law Firm Ownership Rules

The debate could have major implications for access to legal services in the U.S. and for the future of firms that compete globally. So why are the country's most powerful firms sitting it out?
5 minute read

The Recorder

Firm Accuses Ex-Partners of Stealing Clients, Trade Secrets

Suit alleges that defectors from Southern California defense shop took copies of client contact lists and used firm email and phones to make plans.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Response, Kane Calls Montco DA's Filing 'Nonsense'

Following a filing from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office that called her motion "frivolous" and questioned the research that went into it, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has filed a reply that addresses "significant ­misstatements and omissions" in the state's response.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

With Friends Like These ...

Although there is still no ethics opinion directly on this issue in New Jersey, by now members of the bar should have a pretty good idea that contact with a represented party on Facebook or other social media is the same as calling the person up or knocking at their door, and likely an ethical violation.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Despite Suspension Request, Panel Disbars Attorney

An immigration lawyer who admitted to depositing money orders into her personal account made out by clients to pay for Green Card filing fees was disbarred Thursday.
2 minute read

Law.com

Dewey's DiCarmine Looks to Fire Lawyer as Retrial Looms

A judge urged former Dewey & LeBoeuf executive director Stephen DiCarmine not to split with Bryan Cave's Austin Campriello, saying that the risks of representing himself were too great.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Joint Opinion 15-138/15-144/15-166

Three judges request guidance on their disciplinary duties, if any, based solely on second- or third-hand reports of allegedly improper conduct by an attorney or another judge.
14 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Not Favored, But Nonrefundable Fees Are Allowed

I am a young lawyer who emphasizes criminal law. All the older lawyers tell me I should put the word "nonrefundable" in my fee agreement. Do you recommend that?
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Louisiana Lawyer Loses Discipline Case Linked to Impeached Federal Judge

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a lower court's finding that New Orleans lawyer Joseph Mole violated ethics rules in a case that involved former federal judge Thomas Porteous. Porteous was impeached and removed from the bench in 2010.
6 minute read

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