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 …
New York’s highest court is considering imposing such a requirement. On October 9, 2015, the court requested public comment on a recommendation from its Task Force on Experiential Learning and …
As of 2014, 1.1 million lawyers were in the labor force. See Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey. On December 8, 2015, the United …
Interesting question. The Model Code of Judicial Conduct requires a judge to “perform all duties of judicial office fairly and impartially.” See ABA Model Code of Jud. Cond. Rule 2.2; see also La. …
Louisiana lawyer Camilo Salas was sanctioned by a federal district court for an “improper and personally offensive comment” made to defense counsel during a deposition. See Order, Cruz-Aponte v. Caribbean Pet. …
The Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Professional Conduct issued an opinion on August 7, 2015, advising that “a judge who exercises the authority to perform civil marriages may not refuse to …
In 2008, the Louisiana Supreme Court adopted some of the most complex and indecipherable advertising rules in the country. Have these rules, which were the subject of costly federal litigation …
At least two complaints lodged with the Louisiana Office of Disciplinary over the last few months allege misconduct arising out of lawyers’ use of the “N-word” or some variation of …
In my legal ethics session on “Advising Clients,” we discuss the principle that a lawyer should exercise independent professional judgment and provide candid and honest advice to the lawyer’s client—whether …
The ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education is hard at work. Its most recent “working paper,” which it released in anticipation of a public hearing and meeting …
