The Louisiana Legislature again amended the civil and criminal code articles governing the recusal of district court judges. The amendments became effective on August 1, 2022. Here are the main …
On May 4, 2022, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended the rules governing the available sanctions for lawyer misconduct. More particularly, the court amended LASC Rule 19, Section 10(A)(1) as follows: …
On May 9, 2022, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill requiring the Arizona State Bar to pay lawyer fees and other costs of lawyers who prevail in their lawyer …
On March 14, 2022, Senator Barrow Peacock introduced SB 383. That bill seeks to provide the standard under which communications in lawyer advertisements may be regulated. The bill includes the …
In April of 2022, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (“APRL”) recommended changes to the unauthorized practice of law provisions of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. See APRL, …
On March 14, 2022, Louisiana State Senator Barrow Peacock introduced SB 378 into the Louisiana Senate. The bill seeks to prevent all misleading or deceptive advertisements, including those that: (1) …
On February 11, 2022, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order allowing Louisiana lawyers to complete six hours of their mandatory continuing education hours for the 2022 calendar year on-line. See Louisiana Supreme Court …
On January 1, 2022, amendments modernizing the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure became law. See Louisiana Act. No. 68 (2021). Here is a brief summary of the significant amendments: Lawyers …
The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has called for comments on possible amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct concerning lawyers’ client due diligence obligations. See …
On August 1, 2021, an act amending and reenacting the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure articles governing judicial recusal became law. See La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 151 et seq. …
