Legal Ethics
- General counsel is heckled by own staff during keynote speech at legal conference
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- Lawyer faces bar and criminal cases over claimed thefts from firm, is also charged with burglary
7 hours, 2 minutes ago
- Lawyers sanctioned for billing mentally ill vet for tasks such as shopping and moving
Jun 18, 2013, 01:42 pm CDT
- Prosecutor fired after posing as ex-girlfriend in Facebook chat with defendant’s alibi witnesses
Jun 14, 2013, 12:02 pm CDT
- Newly appointed judge is arrested and suspended without pay
Jun 13, 2013, 01:15 pm CDT
- Chief Justice Roberts assigns DC Circuit to review complaint against 5th Circuit judge
Jun 13, 2013, 11:40 am CDT
- Hasan’s pro se defense at trial over Fort Hood slayings raises ethical issues for standby counsel
Jun 12, 2013, 01:20 pm CDT
- Should lawyer who posted video implicating client be disciplined?
Jun 12, 2013, 05:40 am CDT
- Helping wife of Ponzi-scheming lawyer in plot to hide jewelry leads to disbarment for attorney
Jun 11, 2013, 09:15 am CDT
- F. Lee Bailey wins ruling opening door to bar admission in Maine
Jun 10, 2013, 02:40 pm CDT
- Blogger reads between lines of NSA lawyer’s ‘false myths’ speech, knowing what we know now
Jun 7, 2013, 08:30 am CDT
- Judge who angrily lectured appellate counsel in death-penalty case is suspended with pay
Jun 6, 2013, 04:40 pm CDT
- Attorney’s law license at issue over petition for involuntary mental exam of restaurant proprietor
Jun 5, 2013, 10:50 am CDT
- Federal appeals judge is accused of racial bias for alleged comments on criminal propensities
Jun 5, 2013, 08:33 am CDT
- Disbarred lawyer gets 30 years in attempted prosecutor hit, plus 8 in racketeering case plea
Jun 4, 2013, 05:10 pm CDT
- Threatening to strangle a PD leads to ethics charges against judge; did stroke affect his ‘filter’?
Jun 4, 2013, 07:14 am CDT
- Lawyer accused of lying about claimed ‘self-employment’ as prostitute and name used in online ads
Jun 3, 2013, 11:40 am CDT
- What ethics issues to consider when offering unbundled legal services
Jun 1, 2013, 03:20 am CDT
- Language gives us ways to remain honest and tactful–and to preserve client confidences
Jun 1, 2013, 03:10 am CDT
- Lawyer who didn’t pay additional lawsuit sanction remains in jail
May 29, 2013, 08:48 am CDT
- Judge faces ethics case, is accused of making independent investigation before ruling
May 28, 2013, 11:15 am CDT
- Public defenders can reject cases because of excessive workloads, state supreme court rules
May 28, 2013, 06:30 am CDT
- Ex-judge charged with stealing drug evidence while on the bench
May 23, 2013, 02:54 pm CDT
- YouTube can be used as ‘hammer of justice’ even if client has lost in court, lawyer says
May 22, 2013, 12:38 pm CDT
- ‘King of latex’ judge follows ex-mistress and wife on stand in judicial misconduct trial
May 22, 2013, 07:59 am CDT
- Suing ex-client for $500K in divorce fees led to disbarment ruling for former bar president
May 22, 2013, 05:58 am CDT
- Judge’s Facebook friendship didn’t indicate bias, state appellate court rules
May 21, 2013, 05:26 pm CDT
- Do LinkedIn endorsements violate legal ethics rules?
May 21, 2013, 03:51 pm CDT
- Thinking of switching law firms? Be sure you take these steps, partners caution
May 21, 2013, 01:35 pm CDT
- Convicted of murdering ex-client, lawyer is fighting attorney disciplinary petition
May 21, 2013, 10:55 am CDT
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