Lawyer DWIs
Police arrest hundreds of drivers every week for driving while intoxicated. Unfortunately, lawyers are occasionally among these arrestees. These lawyers often call me with lots of questions—usually on Monday mornings. …
ABA Issues Formal Opinion on a Lawyer’s Obligations When a Client is Involved in Criminal or Fraudulent Behavior
On April 29, 2020, the ABA issued Formal Opinion 491 addressing a lawyer’s obligations when the lawyer has reason to believe that a client may be involved in criminal or …
California Rules Now Allow Lawyers to Give Marijuana-Use Advice to Clients
More than thirty jurisdictions in the United States permit some type of marijuana sale and use. See Governing.com List of State Marijuana Laws in 2018 (as of March 2018). But, …
Northshore Lawyer Suspended for Accepting Marijuana as Fee
A hearing committee of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board has recommended a fully-deferred suspension for a Northshore lawyer who received his legal fee in marijuana. See In re James D. Mecca, No. …
Don’t Swerve Your Car at a Judge
The New Mexico Supreme Court publicly censured a lawyer for intentionally honking his car horn at a judge crossing a street, and then recklessly accelerating toward the judge “in a …
Rob a Bank, Shoot a Trooper, Get Disbarred
No surprise here: In re Warren Jan Gladders, No. M.R. 27194 (Ill. 2015).