On January 28, 2016, the Supreme Court of Florida permanently disbarred Tampa lawyer Stephen Christopher Diaco for “deliberately and maliciously” effecting the arrest of his opposing counsel in a “high-profile” …
May a lawyer ethically send the lawyer’s client a blind copy of an email to opposing counsel where opposing counsel has objected to such practice? That is a question recently …
On February 17, 2016, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility published Formal Opinion 473 addressing a lawyer’s “Obligations Upon Receiving a Subpoena or Other Compulsory Process for …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations that were made public during the month of January 2016. Louisiana Supreme Court J. …
Every year it seems, the media shines a light on judges attending out-of-town CLE programs hosted by, among others, the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Louisiana Judicial College. According …
On January 7, 2016, the Supreme Court of Indiana imposed a thirty-day suspension on Indianapolis bankruptcy lawyer Brent Welke for false and misleading advertising on his website and in the …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations that were made public during the month of December 2015. Louisiana Supreme Court Glay …
The Louisiana Supreme Court has struggled with bar applications submitted by law graduates who omitted criminal history information on their law school applications. Most recently, on December 8, 2015, the …
The Due Process Clause requires a prosecutor to disclosure exculpatory evidence only if the evidence is “material.” Evidence is “material” when failing to produce it would be “of sufficient significance …
May a plaintiff’s lawyer who negotiates a discount with a treating physician thereafter attempt to recover the undiscounted “cost” from the defendant? No, according to a recent decision from the Louisiana …
