New ABA Criminal Justice Standards
In February 2015, the ABA House of Delegates adopted a Fourth Edition of the ABA Criminal Justice Standards for the Prosecution and Defense Functions. This is the first new edition in more …
New Ethics Opinion Addresses LinkedIn “Endorsements”
A new advisory opinion from New York addresses “[t]he ethical implications of attorney profiles on LinkedIn.” See N.Y. County Lawyers Association Professional Ethics Committee, Formal Op. 748 (Mar. 10, 2015). …
February 2015 Discipline
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 February 2015. Louisiana Supreme Court Larry …
Judge Disciplined for Jetting to Hunting Ranch With Lawyers
The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended Port Allen district judge Robin Free for thirty days for accepting an “all-expenses paid trip on a private jet to a hunting ranch in Texas” from …
Louisiana Supreme Court Amends Rule 1.6 on Confidentiality
On January 13, 2015, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended Rule 1.6 of the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct both to permit more disclosures of client confidential information, and to require …
LSBA Proposes Legislation Creating Private Right of Action for UPL
On January 17, 2015, the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) adopted a resolution submitted by the association’s Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee proposing legislation that would grant certain …
New Rule Requires Quarterly Reconciliation of Lawyer Trust Accounts
On January 13, 2015, the Louisiana Supreme Court adopted a Louisiana State Bar Association recommendation to amend Rule 1.15 to require periodic reconciliations of client trust accounts. See La. Sup. Ct. Order of Jan. …
January 2015 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations made public during the month of January 2015. Louisiana Supreme Court Paul Eugene Gardner. …
Rob a Bank, Shoot a Trooper, Get Disbarred
No surprise here: In re Warren Jan Gladders, No. M.R. 27194 (Ill. 2015).
Is it Unethical to Call Another Lawyer Unethical?
This Iowa State Bar Association addressed this question in a recent ethics opinion. See Iowa Ethics Op. 14-02 (Oct. 24, 2014).1 The committee noted that making unfounded allegations of misconduct is …