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 …
Is a contract lawyer who performs mindless document review entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act? Maybe so, but a December 2015 settlement moots adjudication of the issue. …
On December 1, 2015, the Indiana Supreme Court disbarred a lawyer for, among other egregious conduct, retaliating against clients for unfavorable Avvo reviews. See In the Matter of David J. Steele, …
The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended Lake Charles lawyer Satrica Williams-Bensaadat for, among other things, refusing to endorse a settlement check in an effort to force a resolution of her fee claim. See In re Satrica …
On November 18, 2015, the Louisiana Supreme Court indefinitely suspended Baton Rouge lawyer G. William Jarman in the wake of his conviction on federal child-porn charges. See In re George William Jarman, …
An October 22 consent decree ended a lengthy legal dispute between LegalZoom.com, Inc. and the North Carolina State Bar. The consent decree allows LegalZoom to offer its services in North Carolina, provided …
The Supreme Court of Tennessee recently imposed a one-year suspension on Knoxville lawyer Yarboro Sallee for billing her client for watching TV. See Sallee v. Tn. Board of Prof’l Resp., No. E2014-01062-SC-R3-BP (Jul. …
South Carolina lawyer Zachary Steven Naert handled timeshare litigation in Hilton Head. In an effort to obtain new cases, Naert purchased as “Google AdWords” the names of three lawyers defending …
Yes, according to this recent New York opinion. See Hamilton Capital VII, LLC v. Khorrami, LLP, 2015 NY Slip Op. 51199 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Aug. 17, 2015). Hamilton Capital is a hedge …
A hearing committee of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board has recommended a fully-deferred suspension for a Northshore lawyer who received his legal fee in marijuana. See In re James D. Mecca, No. …
