Lawyer Ethics

Fugitive Lawyer’s Clients Targeted In Scam

June 19, 2017

First, his clients watched Kentucky lawyer Eric Conn flee the country to avoid sentencing in a fraud scheme. Then they […]

Judge Rakoff On The Allure Of The Death Penalty

June 15, 2017

“When my older brother Jan David Rakoff was murdered in 1985, bolts of anger and outrage not infrequently penetrated the […]

Fugitive Lawyer Emails Terms of Surrender

June 13, 2017

A Kentucky lawyer who is on the lam, evading a nearly $600 million Social Security fraud case, is allegedly behind […]

SCOTUS Blows It, Punishes Wrong Lawyer

June 13, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court erred when it informed the the incoming president of the Massachusetts Bar Association that he was […]

Top Law Firms Turned Down Trump

June 7, 2017

Four top law firms turned down the opportunity to serve as outside counsel for President Donald Trump in navigating ongoing […]

Judge Admonished For Salacious Online Claim

June 5, 2017

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeff Ferguson acted with “reckless disregard for the truth” when he accused a prosecutor running […]

Federal Judge Blasts White-Shoe Lawyers For Helping Clients Avoid Charges

June 5, 2017

A Brooklyn-based federal judge was full of ire during a sentencing last week, criticizing lawyers for helping clients avoid charges. […]

Avoid Legal Pitfalls When Marketing Your Law Firm Online

June 2, 2017

When advertising online, most law firms will be acutely aware of state bar and ABA regulations, but in addition they […]

Lawyer Arrested For Threatening Rape Victim With Deportation

May 26, 2017

Two men, including a defense attorney, have been arraigned after allegedly trying to bribe a rape victim into not testifying, […]

Law Firm Invoices May Not Be Privileged

May 26, 2017

Among the takeaways from a California Supreme Court decision: Be careful what you put in your law firm bills. The […]

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