A disgruntled lawyer dissatisfied with a trial judge’s ruling appealed from what he characterized as a “disgraceful order,” that reflected the trial court’s “succubustic adoption of the defense position, and …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of February 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court Oscar Augusto Araujo. …
On February 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended a lawyer/prosecutor for creating a fake Facebook page in an effort to catch criminals. See Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. …
A recent advisory ethics opinion addresed whether it is “permissible for an attorney to include an indemnification provision in a retainer agreement at the commencement of representation that requires the …
On February 14, 2019, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 485 providing that a judge “may not decline to perform marriages of same-sex couples …
The District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee has become the most recent body to propose an anti-discrimination and anti-harassment rule of professional conduct in the wake of …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of January 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court Daniel E. Becnel. …
If a Louisiana lawyer were were to read just one post on this blog all year, this should be it. Here are the top seven1 developments in Louisiana legal ethics …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of December 2018. Louisiana Supreme Court George Allen R. …
In 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended Rule 1.15 to provide guidance to lawyers as to the what to do with “Unidentified Funds” in a trust account. See Order Amending …
