April 2022 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of April 2022. Louisiana Supreme Court Michael Allen Smith, …
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. …
Lawyer Suspended for Creating False Match.com Profile to Harass Opposing Counsel
On September 20, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended Drew R. Quitschau for six months for creating a false Match.com profile—and numerous other fake Internet accounts—in the name of his opposing …
Just Let Her Go
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended a lawyer for five years, with all but one year deferred, for misconduct in connection with a breakup with his girlfriend. See Office of Disciplinary Counsel …
New Advisory Opinion Prohibits Use of Undisclosed “Web Bugs”
A “web bug” or “tracking bug” is a tag that an email sender can include in a message that will report back to the sender about the recipient’s handling of …
Lawyer Suspended for Failing to Disclose During Mediation That His Client Was Dead
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals suspended Kenneth H. Rosenau from the practice of law for a period of thirty days for failing to disclose the death of his …
Suspension for Attempting to Buy Off Witness
The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended New Orleans lawyer Donald R. Pryor for a year and a day for attempting to buy off a witness. See In re Pryor, No. 2015-B-0243 (La. …
Don’t Lie About Your Trip
A New York lawyer was disbarred on July 14, 2015 for lying to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency on a reentry form “on which he falsely stated that …
What Should I Consider Before Using Social Media?
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 …
May I “Friend” an Unrepresented Person on Social Media to Gather Information to Help My Client?
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 …