These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of February 2020. Louisiana Supreme Court Ronald David Harvey. …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of January 2020. Louisiana Supreme Court Donald R. Dobbins. …
Lawyers are often confused about the applicability and scope of the no-contact provisions of Rule 4.2. That rule provides that a “lawyer in representing a client shall not communicate about …
If a Louisiana lawyer were to read just one post on this blog all year, this should be it. Here are the top seven1 developments in legal ethics in 2019. …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of December 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court Mitchell M. Evans, …
I want to quit my law firm and take clients with me. What ethical considerations are there in doing so? There are few direct answers in the Louisiana Rules of …
On December 9, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sanctioned lawyer/litigant Todd C. Bank1 for filing a frivolous pro se action to cancel the trademark …
Probably not, but the answer is uncertain. More than thirty-three jurisdictions in the United States permit some type of marijuana sale and use. See Governing.com List of State Marijuana Laws …
In 2012, the ABA adopted an amendment to ABA Model Rule of Professional Responsibility 1.1, comment 8, providing that “a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its …
On November 12, 2019, the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct “publicly warned” a judge who performed opposite-sex marriages, but who “declined to perform same-sex weddings.” More particularly, the judge …
