Lawyer Ethics

Lawyer Gets 91-Day Suspension For Behavior During Investigation

Florida attorney Maria Elena Perez will be suspended for 91 days for ethics violations during an NCAA probe of the […]

The Zealous Defense Of Susan Estrich

The attorney for alleged sexual predator Roger Ailes from Fox News, now a litigator at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, is […]

New York AG Sued Over Exxon Investigation

The Competitive Enterprise Institute has sued New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, demanding that he turn over common interest agreements pertaining to an investigation of Exxon…

Judges Consider Their Own Implicit Bias

At a recent gathering, state and federal judges from around the country were encouraged to consider their own personal implicit […]

Texas Lawyer, Winless In Death Row Cases, Retires From Capital Cases

Some death penalty opponents call Houston attorney Jerry Guerinot, 71, who recently announced that he will no longer take capital […]

Pennsylvania AG Guilty Of Perjury, Obstruction

Just four years after winning a landslide election to be the first Democrat and first woman named Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, […]

Ex-BigLaw Partner Faces Insider Trading Charges

Robert Schulman, a former patent lawyer at Hunton & Williams, along with a financial services advisor, was indicted and charged […]

State AG Perjury Trial Gets Underway

Kathleen G. Kane, Pennsylvania’s first elected female attorney general, is the subject of a perjury trial that began this week. […]

Lawyers May Ethically Use The Cloud, States Agree

A survey of ethics rulings from states that have considered the issue finds agreement that lawyers may ethically use the […]

Ethical Minefield For Lawyers In Legal Pot States

For lawyers in states that have legalized marijuana, assisting clients looking to lawfully consume and sell it comes with some […]

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