April 2021 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of April 2021. Louisiana Supreme Court Albert A. Thibodeaux. …
The Ethical Pitfalls of Virtual Eavesdropping
The COVID-19 pandemic presented a variety of challenges for practicing lawyers throughout the country. Among these challenges are the professional and ethical implications involved in participating in legal proceedings and …
March 2021 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of March 2021. Louisiana Supreme Court Jack H. Tobias. …
ABA Issues Formal Opinion on Conflicts Involving “Materially Adverse” Interests
On February 10, 2021, the American Bar Association released Formal Opinion 497 addressing conflicts involving representation of a current or prospective client with interests that are “materially adverse” to the …
D.C. Bar Issues Advisory Ethics Opinion On Conflict of Interest Issues Related to Witnesses
In February 2021, the District of Columbia Bar published an advisory ethics opinion examining certain recurring conflicts of interest issues related to witnesses. See D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Opinion 380 …
Florida Bar Seeks to Discipline “Pit Bull” Lawyer
The Florida Bar initiated disciplinary proceedings against Florida lawyer Robert Laurence Pelletier for describing himself as a “pit bull” lawyer and using an online image of a pit bull in …
February 2021 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of February 2021. Louisiana Supreme Court Carl Binus Duke, …
D.C. Bar Issues Advisory Opinion About Responding to Third-Party Subpoena
In February 2021, the D.C. Bar Association published a legal ethics opinion about whether a lawyer’s representation of a “Prospective Client” when responding to a third-party subpoena seeking information about …
January 2021 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of January 2021. Louisiana Supreme Court Robert Christopher Oetjens. …
Prosecutor’s Brady Violation Draws Proposed Six-Month Suspension
Unlike other litigating lawyers, prosecutors are not merely advocates; they are also administrators of justice who have a duty to “seek justice, [and] not merely to convict.” See ABA Stds. Relating to …