Take the Judge You Get
The Louisiana Supreme Court publicly reprimanded Baton Rouge lawyer Brian A. Eddington for attempted judge shopping. See In re Brian A. Eddington, No. 2015-B-0629 (La. May 1, 2015). In an effort …
“Of Counsel” Lawyers Are Associated With Law Firm for Purposes of Conflicts
A law firm can designate one or more lawyers as having an “Of Counsel” relationship with the firm. While the use of the term can vary from firm to firm, …
Court Dismisses Charges Against Lawyer Who Advertised Specialty on Website
On September 26, 2014, the Louisiana Supreme Court ordered the dismissal of disciplinary charges against New Orleans lawyer Kearney Loughlin. See In re Kearney Soniat Du Fossat Loughlin, No. 14-B-0923. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel …
BP Lawyers Caught Sneaking Extra Pages Into Memo
United States District Judge Carl Barbier caught lawyers representing BP attempting to evade page limitations that he imposed for a response brief filed in the massive BP MDL pending in …
May I Undertake a Limited Scope Representation?
A Louisiana lawyer may undertake a “limited scope” representation of a client. See La. Rules of Prof’l Conduct R. 1.2(c). For example, a lawyer who represents an employee injured on the …