Lawyer Disciplined for Fake Facebook Page
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. …
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. …
In April, Charles Maldonado at The Lens exposed the use of fake subpoenas by the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, and the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office. See Charles Maldonado, Orleans Parish Prosecutors are …
Charles Maldonado at The Lens has an interesting report on the use of fake subpoenas by the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office. The office issues self-described “SUBPOENAS” and summons recipients to …
On September 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of Iowa suspended Des Moines lawyer Kathryn Barnhill for lying to her opponent about whether she had sent a partial fee refund to …
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a one-year suspension for a New Jersey lawyer who falsely reported to the district judge that his trial bag had …
The Louisiana Supreme Court may soon answer this question. In Hoffman v. 21st Century N. Am. Ins. Co., No. 2013-CA-0054 (La. Ct. App. 1 Cir. Mar. 27, 2014), the Louisiana First Circuit Court of …
Introduction Weblogs and social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn) are increasingly[1] a part of the everyday lives of lawyers as well as the clients, witnesses, opponents and judges …
A June 2013 ethics advisory opinion from the New Hampshire Bar Association Ethics Committee advises against a lawyer “friending” a nonparty witness if the lawyer “omit[s] identifying information” from the …
Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and countless others are a pervasive part of modern life. We are distracted by it. Our children are addicted to it. Our …
Perhaps. A lawyer who knowingly uses an investigator or other third party to engage in conduct that the rules would forbid the lawyer from engaging in faces the risk of …