These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations that were made public during the month of September 2016. Louisiana Supreme Court Harold …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations that were made public during the month of August 2016. Louisiana Supreme Court …
The New York State Bar Association recently clarified that a lawyer may concurrently represent clients who are competitors in the same industry—even when it would be in one client’s economic …
Yes, according to a recent ethics advisory opinion from the New York State Bar Association. See N.Y. State Bar Assoc’n Ethics Op. 1090 (2016). The issue considered by the New York …
On August 31, 2016, the Minnesota Supreme Court admonished a Colorado lawyer for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law by helping his in-laws with a dispute against their condominium …
On August 8, 2016, the ABA House of Delegates amended Model Rule 8.4 to include a broad anti-discrimination and anti-harassment provision, and three revised comments. The amendment, which was sponsored by …
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations that were made public during the month of July 2016. Louisiana Supreme Court …
On July 8, 2016, a Pennsylvania appellate court affirmed the dismissal of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary claims brought by a nonlawyer against a law firm. The firm …
In June 2016, the Louisiana State Bar Association (“LSBA”) House of Delegates and Board of Governors adopted a resolution noting that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (“LGBT”) people have a “human …
The Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of legal malpractice claims against Bossier City lawyer W. Jarred Franklin because he sent a timely disengagement letter …
