On January 13, 2021, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order allowing Louisiana lawyers to complete all of their mandatory continuing education hours for the 2021 calendar year on-line. See …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of December 2020. Louisiana Supreme Court Gregory Scott Johnson. …
On December 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of New Jersey refused to enforce a lawyer-client arbitration clause because the lawyer failed give the client an “explanation of the advantages or …
On July 15, 2020, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 493 to provide guidance on the purpose, scope, and application of Model Rule 8.4(g). …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of November 2020. Louisiana Supreme Court Erin L. Tyrer. …
On November 19. 2020, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that “proof of collectibility of an underlying judgment is not an element necessary for a plaintiff to establish a claim for legal …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of October 2020. Louisiana Supreme Court Luke Joseph Thibodeaux, …
Probably yes, but only if the referral agreement will not affect the lawyer’s representation and the lawyer obtains the client’s informed consent, confirmed in writing. See Rule 1.7(a). Under Louisiana …
On October 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of West Virginia suspended a lawyer for failing to report to the state bar whether he was covered by at least $100,000 in …
May a lawyer handle a matter in which the lawyer’s opponent is represented by the lawyer’s good friend? The lawyer’s neighbor? Girlfriend or boyfriend? In July 2020, the ABA Standing …
