An Illinois lawyer was disciplined last month for improperly disclosing confidential information in responding to an unfavorable Avvo.com post by her client. See In re Tsamis, No. 6288664, Illinois Disciplinary Commission (Aug. 26, …
For a sometimes heated discussion of the legal (and moral) ethical issues presented by the BP Deepwater Horizon settlement, see the embedded video below, or click here: WLAE Discussion on …
In an astonishing 129-page opinion, Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted a new trial to five former New Orleans …
No lawyer wants to receive a complaint from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. What can you do to avoid a disciplinary complaint in the first place?
At its September 12, 2013 meeting, the LSBA Codes of Conduct Committee recommended various amendments to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct. The amendments are largely ministerial, except for a …
On September 6, 202, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board issued an interesting opinion in the matter of In re Felix Anthony Dejean, IV. The LADB imposed a public reprimand on the …
According to a formal of the New York City Bar, a lawyer cannot seek a client’s advanced consent to an aggregate settlement. The opinion provides: “Under Rule 1.8(g), absent court …
Rule 1.6 of course requires a lawyer to maintain the confidentiality of client information. But does it require a lawyer who digitally stores and communicates information to use über-security measures like encryption or …
Although the rules of professional conduct do not always require it, see Rule 1.5, you should require every prospective client to sign an engagement agreement before you commence the representation. If …
In my legal ethics session on “Advising Clients,” we discuss the principle that a lawyer should exercise independent professional judgment and provide candid and honest advice to the lawyer’s client—whether …
