On March 1, 2023, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Issued Formal Opinion 504 addressing ABA Model Rule 8.5, which provides for disciplinary authority and choice of …
On January 20, 2023, the Idaho Supreme Court again rejected efforts to amend the Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct to add an anti-discrimination provision modeled on the ABA Model Rule …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of January 2023. Louisiana Supreme Court LADB Hearing Committees
A lawyer’s use of the word “n*****” inside of her home may be undignified, but it is not grounds for lawyer discipline according to a recent recommendation of a Louisiana …
If a Louisiana lawyer were to read just one post on this blog all year, this should be it. Here are the top ten developments in legal ethics in 2022. …
On January 23, 2023, the United States Supreme Court dismissed as improvidently granted (“DIG”) the appeal in In re Grand Jury, Docket No. 21-1397. The appeal presented the issue of …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of January 2023. Louisiana Supreme Court LADB Hearing Committees
The LSBA Rules of Professional Conduct Committee has proposed that the LSBA recommend to the Louisiana Supreme Court to amend Rule 1.10 of the Rules of Professional Conduct. The rule …
You’ve been busy focusing on what matters most. We have been handling the rest. Here is a summary of some of the more interesting or frequently asked questions we received …
While the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Office of Disciplinary Counsel has always kept busy, the types of complaints it focuses on does change. Of course, there is a steady stream …
