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New York Law Journal

Hearing Denied to Conn. Lawyer Convicted of Fraud

An attorney convicted on federal mortgage fraud charges lost her bid to escape disbarment Thursday when the First Department denied her request to hold a hearing on her case after she is released from prison.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Substantial Contributions Should Require a Judicial Recusal

I am in a county in Pennsylvania and I do domestic law and I noticed a new judge who seems to favor a particular lawyer. Recently, I checked the judge's campaign reports and found that lawyer donated approximately $25,000 to the judge's campaign. Should the judge be hearing that lawyer's cases?
23 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Rules for Pot Practice Less Hazy

The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has put out for public comment proposed amendments to ethics rules aimed at protecting lawyers who represent those in the state's newly legalized medical marijuana industry.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-100

By | April 22, 2016
A judicial association may respond to public criticism of a judge for making statements about a juror in a written decision, provided that the response does not involve comment on a pending or impending proceeding, and subject to certain additional limitations.
21 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Federal Court Orders Sanctions Against Defense Counsel

In an insurance industry related dispute, a Dallas federal court ordered sanctions against defendants and their counsel, Sandra Liser, an attorney in the Fort Worth office of Naman Howell Smith & Lee. The court ordered the sanctions, but, in the same ruling, also denied other motions for sanctions filed by the plaintiff.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Dickstein Shapiro State Attorneys General Lawyer Didn't Breach Ethics Rules | John McKay Returns to Private Practice

An ethics commission finds a resolution in its investigation of the Dickstein Shapiro-turned-Cozen O'Connor state attorneys general practice, and big-name turnover materializes at K&L Gates, Davis Wright Tremaine, the Sacramento U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia bench. This is a round-up of legal industry news from ALM and other outlets.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney Who Stole From Escrow Fund Disbarred

Steve F. Weinstock, a Nassau County attorney who pleaded guilty to grand larceny last year for stealing a combined $1.4 million through the theft from an escrow fund and by selling real estate without satisfying an outstanding mortgage loan, has been disbarred.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge: Kane's Attorney Filed False Affidavit

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane withdrew a request to file a particular motion under seal Wednesday after one of her attorneys was admonished in a court order Tuesday for allegedly lying in an affidavit.
15 minute read

International Edition

U.K. MPs Blast Freshfields and Solicitors Regulation Authority Over ScottishPower Scandal

A Parliamentary report puts the Magic Circle firm and the lawyers' watchdog group under scrutiny as it probes a controversial warranty scheme.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kane Seeks Appeal of Pretrial Order

Attorney General Kathleen Kane is seeking to appeal an order denying several motions in which she sought relief in her criminal case, including a dismissal of the charges against her.
3 minute read

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