May 2020 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of May 2020. Louisiana Supreme Court Andrew T. Adams. …
Financial Assistance to Clients in a Time of COVID
New York, like most states, prohibits a lawyer from providing financial assistance to a client to cover day-to-day living expenses.1 On April 24, 2020, the New York City Bar urged …
April 2020 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of April 2020. Louisiana Supreme Court P. Michael Doherty …
What Are The Differences Between the ABA Model Rules and the Louisiana Rules?
In this 45-minute video, Professor Dane S. Ciolino of the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and the Louisiana Legal Ethics site discusses the principal differences between the ABA …
March 2020 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of March 2020. Louisiana Supreme Court Connie P. Trieu. …
The Ethical Pitfalls of “Reply to All”
Embarrassment is often a person’s first reaction after hitting “reply to all” when sending an email that required only a “reply.”1 If the email was inappropriate, the sender suffers, at …
Is it Worse to Call Opposing Counsel a “Slut” or a “Slug”?
An odd question, but one that a New York court recently considered in a lawyer disciplinary proceeding. See In re Eliot Bloom, No. 2017-11411 (N.Y. App. Div. Dec. 18 2019).1 …
Is Sexting “Sex”?
No, according to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. See Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Sayre, No. 18-0617 (W. Va. Oct. 24, 2019).1 ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct …
May a Lawyer Remotely Notarize a Document Using Video Conferencing?
Before March 26, 2020, the answer was “no.” At that time, Louisiana law did not permit a lawyer1 to notarize a document remotely. Louisiana Revised Statutes section 35:2 provides that …
Recorded Webinar: Competence in a Time of COVID
On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, Professor Dane S. Ciolino and New Orleans lawyer Ernie Svenson presented a one-hour webinar entitled “Competency in a Time of COVID.” During the program, they …