A grievance committed of the North Carolina State Bar recently censured North Carolina lawyer David J. Turlington for engaging in misleading and “dishonest” advertising. See In re David J. Turlington, III, No. …
In a February 5, 2013 letter to the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice describes serious problems with “Louisiana’s attorney licensure system,” …
A January 2014 opinion from a Florida court suggests that there’s nothing wrong with it. See Chance v. Loisel, No. 5D13-4449 (Fla. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 2014). In 2012, another Florida …
These Louisiana lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations made public during the month of January 2014. Louisiana Supreme Court Lonnie …
While the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Office of Disciplinary Counsel has always kept busy, the types of complaints it handles constantly changes. Of course, there is a steady stream of …
Yes, according to the Rhode Island Supreme Court in Fedora v. Werber, No. 2012-50-Appeal (Dec. 20, 2013). In Fedora, a paralegal who worked on a medical malpractice case at a defense firm …
You will if the Louisiana Supreme Court adopts a recent LSBA House of Delegates resolution requiring just that. On Saturday, January 25, 2014, the House considered a resolution “to amend …
A judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York refused to award BigLaw firm Mayer Brown LLP, $126,026.88 in requested fees for representing a prevailing party in …
Legal Ethics Forum has posted its take on the top ten legal ethics stories of 2013. Among them: courts upholding the intra-firm attorney client privilege; the relaxation of rules against …
These Louisiana lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations made public during the month of December 2013. Louisiana Supreme Court Heather …
