Using Profanity at Home Is Not Grounds for Lawyer Discipline
A lawyer’s use of the word “n*****” inside of her home may be undignified, but it is not grounds for lawyer discipline according to a recent recommendation of a Louisiana …
What’s Trending in Louisiana Lawyer Disciplinary Complaints?
While the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Office of Disciplinary Counsel has always kept busy, the types of complaints it focuses on does change. Of course, there is a steady stream …
Lawyer Faces Discipline for Pooping into Pringles Can and Throwing it Into Parking Lot
An Ohio lawyer named Jack Blakeslee is accused of pooping into an empty Pringles can and throwing it into the parking lot of the victim’s advocacy center before an early …
Louisiana Lawyer Did Not Give a “Usaf*ck” When Telling Represented Party to “Wear Something Lowcut”
Zealous representation is often thought to be the defining characteristic of a successful lawyer.1 Moreover, a Louisiana lawyer often justifies the lawyer’s professional conduct by reference to the perceived obligation …
California Judge Orders New Trial After Lawyer’s Bragging Session Caught on Tape
Lawyers boast about their success rates.1 You see it everywhere. From billboards to courthouse conversations, lawyers like to talk about their wins. Such self-congratulatory chatter may be irritating, but usually …
When Will a Lawyer’s Malpractice be “Sanctionable Misconduct?”
The most fundamental obligation that a lawyer owes to a client is the duty to handle the client’s matter competently. See La. Rules of Prof’l Conduct, r. 1.1. Incompetent lawyering can …
LASC Amends Permanent Disbarment Rules
On May 4, 2022, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended the rules governing the available sanctions for lawyer misconduct. More particularly, the court amended LASC Rule 19, Section 10(A)(1) as follows: …
Lawyer’s Alcohol-Related Criticism of Judge Draws Stayed Suspension
On April 14, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court suspended a lawyer for six-months, entirely deferred, for publicly criticizing a judge after consuming alcohol at a bar association event: Bahan and …
Judge Disciplined for Sending Ex Parte Facebook Messages to Party in Case Pending Before Him
The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended a Denham Springs judge for four months for engaging in ex parte communications via Facebook Messenger with a party in a case pending before him …
May a Lawyer Investigate Opposing Counsel’s Client on Facebook?
Lawyers know—or should know—that they may not communicate with an adversary’s client about the subject of the representation without the other lawyer’s consent. See La. Rules of Prof’l Conduct, r. …