Many of us probably realized in law school the answer is often “it depends.” The specific fact-patterns shift the issues or trigger exceptions to the rule. Attorneys make a living navigating in those ...
The Campaign for Accountability opposed John A. Sarcone III’s bid to delay disclosure while he seeks appellate review, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen listens to a witness at his Commission on Practice disciplinary hearing on Oct. 9, 2024.
Ryan Little, a legal ethics lawyer, says there are two important things to remember when you get a notice from your state ...
Attorney discipline must adapt to the changing profession. I am looking at Disciplinary Board opinions and it appears that lawyers are now being suspended for several cases of neglect. This type of ...
Five former prosecutors who worked on criminal cases stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are urging the disciplinary office governing lawyers in Washington, DC, to open an ...
Last year, we reported on a California State Bar initiative to expunge attorney discipline records, other than disbarment, after eight years. See Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – ...
A new working paper claims that attorneys who have their disciplinary records expunged are nine times more likely to be disciplined again than lawyers with no history of getting in trouble with ...
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board dismissed two counts filed against attorney Matt DePerno related to lawsuits and legal arguments he made in the course of his representation of Republican former ...