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Lawyer who collected over $40K in title insurance commissions in 1 month failed to disclose, hearing body says

A Massachusetts lawyer committed an “ethical misstep” by collecting commission of 80% for his real estate clients’ title insurance without disclosing it, according to a hearing committee report.

Jun 11, 2025 9:59 AM CDT

How ethics reforms in Arizona led to LegalZoom’s law firm

The notion of nonlawyer ownership for law firms has long been a third rail, often resulting in bitter conflict between its proponents and its opponents. LegalZoom is certainly no stranger to this battle.

Jun 11, 2025 9:51 AM CDT

Abrego Garcia is back in US, but government stonewalling merits contempt inquiry, court filing says

Lawyers for a mistakenly deported Maryland immigrant are asking a federal judge to pursue contempt proceedings against the Trump administration for “an elaborate, all-of-government effort to defy court orders” in the case seeking his return—even though the Salvadoran man is back in the United States.

Jun 9, 2025 12:14 PM CDT

Lawyer who represents sex abuse victims is suspended for relationship with ‘vulnerable client’

A Philadelphia lawyer who represents victims of sexual abuse and assault has received a minimum one-year suspension for a personal relationship with an Australian client pursuing allegations against the Church of Scientology.

Jun 4, 2025 3:04 PM CDT

Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi attributes $15M client theft to accounting errors before his prison sentence

Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in prison, a day after a federal judge found that he was healthy enough to serve his time in prison, rather than a medical care facility.

Jun 3, 2025 3:16 PM CDT

Boycotting law clerks to pressure schools might ‘cross an important line,’ 8th Circuit chief judge says

A federal judge who boycotted the hiring of Columbia University graduates as law clerks won’t have to face a misconduct complaint, even though his actions raise a substantial ethical issue, according to the chief judge of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis.

Jun 3, 2025 8:48 AM CDT

Horse of a Different Color: In the age of AI, lawyers must set aside resistance to change

“It’s time to stop standing on the sidewalk throwing rocks at whatever new AI capabilities are now available to the public. Sabotaging the roads will not slow the pace of change. … More regulations will likely do little to shape the emerging AI era.”

Jun 2, 2025 2:07 PM CDT

Suspended lawyer charged with theft from client apparently shoots, wounds himself during arrest

A suspended Pennsylvania lawyer was hospitalized Saturday after he apparently shot himself during a brief standoff with police who sought to arrest him for stealing from an elderly client.

Jun 2, 2025 11:23 AM CDT

Judge who accuses city attorney’s office of lying takes her concerns to the state bar

When Seattle Municipal Judge Pooja Vaddadi first took the bench in 2023, she was assigned to preside over misdemeanor cases, such as driving under the influence and domestic violence charges. But Vaddadi says that the city attorney’s office “immediately” rejected her and had “preconceived notions” of her and her abilities.

Jun 2, 2025 8:56 AM CDT

Lack of oversight may be why younger lawyers use fake AI citations

While an attorney’s duty to supervise a more junior lawyer or nonlawyers dates back several decades, artificial intelligence and remote work are creating new wrinkles involving the scope of that duty.

Jun 1, 2025 1:50 AM CDT

Bullying is a problem in the legal profession. How can the cycle be broken?

“I have heard from so many people saying, ‘This is exactly what happened to me,’” says Erin Gordon, author of Look What You Made Me Do: Confronting Heartbreak & Harassment in Big Law. “Partners in particular have power in their firms, and they are like bullies in the schoolyard.”

Jun 1, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

‘Whole lot of oddities’ excuse wrongdoing of lawyer with likely COVID-19 delirium, ethics referee says

Ethics charges should be dropped against a lawyer who told a judge that, “I think I’ve got some COVID brain” after he talked to a sequestered witness during a trial break and then made a false statement about it, according to an ethics referee with the Florida Bar.

May 29, 2025 1:17 PM CDT

Lawyer who collected over $40K in title insurance commissions in 1 month failed to disclose, hearing body says

How ethics reforms in Arizona led to LegalZoom’s law firm

Abrego Garcia is back in US, but government stonewalling merits contempt inquiry, court filing says

Lawyer who represents sex abuse victims is suspended for relationship with ‘vulnerable client’

Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi attributes $15M client theft to accounting errors before his prison sentence

Boycotting law clerks to pressure schools might ‘cross an important line,’ 8th Circuit chief judge says

Horse of a Different Color: In the age of AI, lawyers must set aside resistance to change

Suspended lawyer charged with theft from client apparently shoots, wounds himself during arrest

Judge who accuses city attorney’s office of lying takes her concerns to the state bar

Lack of oversight may be why younger lawyers use fake AI citations

Bullying is a problem in the legal profession. How can the cycle be broken?

‘Whole lot of oddities’ excuse wrongdoing of lawyer with likely COVID-19 delirium, ethics referee says

Lawyer at a Party: How to handle unwanted legal inquiries

BigLaw firms defend pro bono deals with Trump as they handle influx of requests for legal help

In opinion with 26 exclamation points, judge finds order against WilmerHale is ‘staggering punishment’

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