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The Recorder

Court Orders Review of Attempted Murder Appeal After Attorney Failed to Disclose Suspension

Fresno County attorney Nicholas Capozzi was suspended from practice two weeks before a Fresno appellate court affirmed his client's sentence. Capozzi never notified the court his license was suspended, a court official said.
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Daily Report Online

Bank of America Alleges Atlanta Lawyer 'Refused' to Return Almost $1M From DOT Settlements

"Defendants have not provided any valid justification for their refusal to remit the ... funds held in trust for [the bank]," the suit states.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Latest Incarnation of the Nigerian Prince

Lawyers have indeed been warned about the scam and many other variations. But, yet, somehow, they still fall prey.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-38

A town justice need not disqualify from cases involving tickets issued by his/her co-judge in the co-judge's former capacity as a law enforcement officer.
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National Law Journal

Legal Recruiter Amy Savage Joins Garrison as Lateral Gov't Moves Stay Busy

While government lateral moves have picked up this year, Savage noted that some public service lawyers are holding back on making a move until after the presidential election.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-36

On the facts presented, a judge may not accept a practicing attorney as a volunteer in chambers, where that attorney is currently a judicial candidate seeking election to judicial office.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Disbarred NJ Attorneys Can Seek Reinstatement, Marking Shift in Decades-Old Policy

Since the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the case "In re Wilson" in 1979, disbarment has been permanent for knowing misappropriation of client funds.
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Daily Report Online

Supreme Court of Georgia Accepts 1 Petition for Voluntary Discipline, 1 for Voluntary Reciprocal Discipline

The Supreme Court of Georgia issued two attorney discipline opinions Tuesday.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-35

A judge who determines there is a substantial likelihood that an attorney failed to maintain client funds in an escrow account must report the conduct to a disciplinary authority.
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Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Suspends Miami Lawyer for 3 Years

"The ruling notes the often-overlooked significance of Florida Bar Rule 4-1.14 governing the representation of a client with diminished capacity, a complex but crucial rule in the representation of elderly and impaired clients," said Anthony V. Alfieri, a professor at the University of Miami School of Law and director of its Center for Ethics and Public Service.
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