Thousands of complaints are filed against Louisiana lawyers each year. Many are caused by simple mistakes and innocent misunderstandings about what the rules of conduct require. If you are like most lawyers, questions …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of December 2021. Louisiana Supreme Court Lolita M. Whitmore. …
On January 1, 2022, amendments modernizing the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure became law. See Louisiana Act. No. 68 (2021). Here is a brief summary of the significant amendments: Lawyers …
On December 30, 2021, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals refused to enforce a lawyer-client arbitration clause because the lawyer failed to explain to the client “the consequences of …
The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has called for comments on possible amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct concerning lawyers’ client due diligence obligations. See …
On August 1, 2021, an act amending and reenacting the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure articles governing judicial recusal became law. See La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 151 et seq. …
Louisiana lawyers who advertise have long faced scrutiny from the Louisiana legislature, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, and the Louisiana State Bar Association. But this year …
CNA, the leading malpractice insurer for Louisiana lawyers, recently distributed to its insureds helpful advice as to how they should handle client trust and IOLTA accounts. See CNA, Professional Counsel, Client …
On November 22, 2021, the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers of the Supreme Judicial Court publicly reprimanded lawyer Mark C. Watson for failing to adequately supervise a paralegal, for record …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of November 2021. Louisiana Supreme Court Laura Loraine Davenport. …
On November 19, 2021, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order adopting several revisions to Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XXIII, The Judiciary Commission. See LASC Order (dated Nov. 19, 2021). …
