On March 15, 2019, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia suspended a lawyer for three months for false billing practices. See Lawyer Disciplinary Bd. v. Hassan, No. 16-1210 …
On March 11, 2019, the Ohio Supreme Court reinstated Cleveland lawyer Howard E. Skolnick after suspending him for one year with six months deferred for his outrageous harassment of a …
A disgruntled lawyer dissatisfied with a trial judge’s ruling appealed from what he characterized as a “disgraceful order,” that reflected the trial court’s “succubustic adoption of the defense position, and …
On December 5, 2018, the Louisiana Supreme Court disbarred former federal prosecutor Salvador R. Perricone for inappropriate online posts relating to cases handled by his office. See In re Perricone, No. 2018-B-1233 …
A Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary decision issued on December 3, 2018, is a timely reminder for Louisiana lawyers as the 2018 MCLE season draws to a close. In the matter …
On November 15, 2018, the Florida Supreme Court finally resolved a conflict among Florida lower courts on the issue of whether Facebook “friendship” is a sufficient basis for judicial disqualification. See Law …
In the spring of 2018, the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility issued an advisory opinion addressing the scope of a prosecutor’s obligation to disclose exculpatory information to the defense and …
Judge Carl J. Barbier of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana disqualified a New Orleans law firm for undertaking a representation materially adverse to its …
On September 20, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended Drew R. Quitschau for six months for creating a false Match.com profile—and numerous other fake Internet accounts—in the name of his opposing …
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended a lawyer for five years, with all but one year deferred, for misconduct in connection with a breakup with his girlfriend. See Office of Disciplinary Counsel …
