Top Ten National Legal Ethics Stories of 2014
In its annual post, Legal Ethics Forum has collected the top ten legal ethics stories of 2014. Among the ten are the following: Waivers of ineffective assistance of counsel held unethical. DAs …
“Of Counsel” Lawyers Are Associated With Law Firm for Purposes of Conflicts
A law firm can designate one or more lawyers as having an “Of Counsel” relationship with the firm. While the use of the term can vary from firm to firm, …
Prosecutor Wraps Herself in Wrong Flag
It’s not uncommon for a prosecutor to metaphorically wrap herself in the flag, but the CSA Battle Flag is a bad choice. In Idaho v. Kirk, No. 41236 (Dec. 19, 2014), …
Lawyers Have a First Amendment Right to Advertise “Past Results”
Yet another federal court has struck down a ban on advertisements containing information about “past results.” See Rubenstein v. The Fla. Bar, No. 14-CIV-20786-BLOOM/VALLE (S.D. Fla. Dec. 8, 2014). The Florida rules …
Sex With Clients is Verboten. What About Sex with Former Clients and Prospective Clients?
On December 9, 2014, the Supreme Court of Louisiana considered the propriety of sexual relationships involving a lawyer and various present, current and former clients. See In re Randy J. …
How Busy is the Office of Disciplinary Counsel?
In 2014 to date, Louisiana lawyers were the subject of more than 2,900 complaints filed with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel. As of this week, ODC …
Cloud Storage, Social Media, and Lawyer Websites: What Lawyers Need to Know
Want to store client files in the “cloud,” use social media, and have a firm website? You should, but using this Internet technology presents a host of ethical issues for …
November 2014 Discipline
These Louisiana lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations made public during the month of November 2014. Louisiana Supreme Court Daniel …
Two Things Louisiana Lawyers Should Do Before Year End
With 31 days until year end (and 24 shopping days until Christmas), Louisiana lawyers should think about at least these two things. 1. Get Your 2014 Continuing Legal Education Louisiana …
LADB Hearing Committee Recommends Permanent Disbarment of Former Congressman William J. Jefferson
On November 14, 2014, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee No. 22 recommended that the Louisiana Supreme Court permanently disbar former congressman William J. Jefferson. See In re William J. Jefferson, …