On August 31, 2016, the Minnesota Supreme Court admonished a Colorado lawyer for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law by helping his in-laws with a dispute against their condominium …
On July 8, 2016, a Pennsylvania appellate court affirmed the dismissal of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary claims brought by a nonlawyer against a law firm. The firm …
The Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of legal malpractice claims against Bossier City lawyer W. Jarred Franklin because he sent a timely disengagement letter …
The lawyer who recently sued Led Zeppelin for copyright infringement and lost has lost again. On June 30, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed …
No, according to a recent 2-1 decision by the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Rule 3.8(e) prohibits a prosecutor from issuing a subpoena to a lawyer “in a grand …
The Kansas Supreme Court thinks so. See In re John W. Thurston, No. 114,543 (Ks. Apr. 15, 2016). In Thurston, the respondent represented a client in a criminal case on …
A sharply divided Louisiana Supreme Court granted a new trial after a defense verdict in a medical malpractice action. According to the court, the trial judge’s actions resulted in “a …
On May 4, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the suspension of New Orleans lawyer Joseph N. Mole from the practice of law in …
The New Jersey Supreme Court refused to dismiss a grievance against John J. Robertelli for allegedly improper conduct associated with a Facebook “friend” request. In order to obtain information about a …
Shortly after Malaysia Airlines Fight 370 disappeared, Chicago lawyer Monica E. Ribbeck sued Boeing and Malaysia Airlines alleging that the flight “crashed as the result of ‘the negligence of unknown individuals …
