Pennsylvania Adopts Lawyer Anti-Discrimination Rule
Pennsylvania is the latest state to adopt a disciplinary standard identical to or analogous to the anti-discrimination provisions of ABA Model Rule 8.4. See Pa. R. Prof. Conduct 8.4(g). After …
The Florida Supreme Court Rejects Use of Diversity Quotas in CLE
On April 15, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion amending Florida’s CLE accreditation standards. See In re: Amendment to Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 6-10.3, No. …
Is it Worse to Call Opposing Counsel a “Slut” or a “Slug”?
An odd question, but one that a New York court recently considered in a lawyer disciplinary proceeding. See In re Eliot Bloom, No. 2017-11411 (N.Y. App. Div. Dec. 18 2019).1 …
Lawyer Disciplined for Racial Discrimination
The Supreme Court of New Jersey reprimanded a lawyer for violating the anti-discrimination provisions of Rule 8.4(g) in a medical malpractice case against an Asian optometrist. See In re Farmer, …
“Ghetto” Remark by Lawyer Draws Public Reprimand
Colorado lawyer Robert Brent Wareham admitted to violating the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct by threatening his client’s son with foster care unless the boy “started behaving.” Wareham elaborated: “You …