The modern-day lawyer utilizes technology in every aspect of their practice. Most lawyers communicate primarily—if not exclusively—with clients and opposing counsel through email. Microsoft Teams meetings and Zoom court appearances …
It is not out of the ordinary for someone to take their frustrations out via email.1 We have all been victims of the urge to type out a passive-aggressive message …
The most fundamental obligation that a lawyer owes to a client is the duty to handle the client’s matter competently. See La. Rules of Prof’l Conduct, r. 1.1. Incompetent lawyering can …
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed sanctions imposed against defense lawyers1 for their failure to produce all relevant evidence in their clients’ Rule 26 initial …
Louisiana lawyer Camilo Salas was sanctioned by a federal district court for an “improper and personally offensive comment” made to defense counsel during a deposition. See Order, Cruz-Aponte v. Caribbean Pet. …
The United States Tax Court ruled on December 17, 2013 that court-ordered sanctions paid by a lawyer to the clerk of court and to opposing counsel were not deductible business …
