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New Jersey Law Journal

'No One to Teach Me': How an Attorney Working From Her Dining Room Table Helped Create Path Back for Disbarred Attorneys

"In the end, you are going to lose. But I believe we can change the law," attorney Donald M. Lomurro said he told his client, Dionne Laurel Wade.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Tips for Acting as Local Counsel

By being aware of their ethical duties, lawyers acting as local counsel can serve a valuable role in a litigation matter.
6 minute read

The Recorder

The Ethics of Freelance Lawyering, Part 3: Aiding and Abetting the Unauthorized Practice of Law and Duty of Competence/Duty to Supervise

"An attorney's duty of competence is not limited solely to the practicing attorney, but also extends to subordinate attorneys and staff," write Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen, founders of Montage Legal Group.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

2024 Continuing Legal Education Attorney Ineligible List and In-House Counsel Ineligible List

The 2024 continuing legal education attorney ineligible list and the in-house counsel ineligible list can be found here:
1 minute read

International Edition

KWM Files Million Dollar Claim Against Former Global CEO in Hong Kong 

The sum of the claim against Rupert Li comprises three loans worth HK$1 million, HK$2 million and HK$5 million, all granted in 2019. 
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-40

(1) A judge who is a former assistant district attorney need not disqualify from unrelated civil matters involving individuals who were investigated or prosecuted by the judge or his/her subordinates during the judge's tenure. (2) A judge's impartiality cannot reasonably be questioned in a matter merely because one of the litigants is an attorney the judge knows professionally from practicing law and engaging in bar association activities over the course of many years.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

We Applaud NJ Supreme Court's Balanced Rules for Reinstatement of Disbarred Attorneys

In a 2022 decision the court had adhered to its long established holdings that attorneys who are found to have knowingly misappropriated client trust and escrow accounts must be disbarred.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Attorney Hit With Ogletree Deakins' $32K Bill for Failing to Comply With Court Orders

"From the get-go, the plaintiff's attorney, Seth Carson, has treated as optional the court's orders, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, his opponent's requests and his own professional obligations. And he has declined to exercise the option," U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert wrote, ordering that the plaintiff's attorney pay more than $32,000 in fees.
4 minute read

International Edition

UK Law Firms Face £75M Money Laundering Investigations Alongside Russia Scrutiny

Big Law is also in the spotlight, including the London offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Armstrong Teasdale.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-39

A county court judge may participate in judicial associations with the judges of the local courts over which the judge exercises appellate jurisdiction.
3 minute read

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