Tag Archive | "ethics"

Ethics Concerns Scuttle Massachussetts Clerkship Plan

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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Ethics Concerns Scuttle Massachussetts Clerkship Plan

It seemed like a match made in heaven – thanks to a struggling economy, Massachusetts was unable to fill all of the judicial clerkships for the year, and there is a growing number of deferred associates in Massachusetts being paid a stipend but with no work to do. Why not pair them up? [...]

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ABA Offers Free Suicide Prevention Info

Monday, May 11, 2009

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ABA Offers Free Suicide Prevention Info

With two recent attorney suicides, and one from December just now announced, all probably spurred to the economic downturn, the American Bar Association is making available free information about legal industry suicides. What Lawyers Need to Know About Suicide During a Recession: Prevention, Identity and Law Firm Responsibility is a free MP3 audio download available here. From [...]

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Former Congressman Joins K & L Gates in DC

Sunday, February 22, 2009

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Former Congressman Joins K & L Gates in DC

One month after retiring from a 20-year stint in Congress, former Representative James Walsh has begun work as a government affairs counselor for the DC office of K&L Gates. Walsh will advise clients about working with all levels of government, drawing on his experience as chairman of several House Appropriations subcommittees during his 10-term career [...]

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Former Dreier Partners Could Face Liability

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Former Dreier Partners Could Face Liability

The New York Law Journal has consulted with experts, and finds that lawyers who fled Dreier LLP as soon as they heard that founder Marc Dreier was arrested and indicted could face legal problems of their own: The departed partners might be held liable for any of the firm’s debts, and also face disciplinary action for [...]

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Lawyer Forgot She Was Suspended, Argued Before CA Supreme Court

Monday, January 26, 2009

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Lawyer Forgot She Was Suspended, Argued Before CA Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court has removed Cynthia Thomas from the death penalty case of Charles Moore, and referred her to the State Bar for disciplinary proceedings. The court says Thomas argued Moore’s case before the Court on December 2nd while ineligible to practice law. Thomas says she “failed to realize” she hadn’t been fully reinstated to [...]

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Government Lawyer Uses US Marshals as Chauffeurs to Sports Events

Monday, January 12, 2009

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Government Lawyer Uses US Marshals as Chauffeurs to Sports Events

Joseph Band, who was a lawyer in the US Marshals Service’s Office of the General Counsel, enlisted deputy marshals to ferry him and others, including famous broadcasters, to and from sporting events in government vehicles, according to a report released today by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine. Band allegedly attended a variety of sporting events, such as the 2007 [...]

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Laptops Good for Law Students

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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Laptops Good for Law Students

From the 2008 Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) [PDF], published by the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University at Bloomington: while many law schools (and other post-secondary schools) are banning laptops from the classroom, this might be a mistake. Laptop computer use and its educational implications have sometimes generated heated debate among legal educators. [...]

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Paralegal Impersonated Attorney in Family Court

Friday, December 26, 2008

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Paralegal Impersonated Attorney in Family Court

A lawyer who sent his paralegal to a court hearing where she advocated for a client should be censured, a Disciplinary Review Board has ruled. Both the District VIII Ethics Committee and the DRB have determined that attorney Neal Pomper of Highland Park, New Jersey, breached the Rules of Professional Conduct, assisting the unauthorized practice of law, and violated ethics [...]

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