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Legal Ethics

  • August 26, 2025

    Ga. Disbars Atty After Arrest In Inmate Drug Smuggling Case

    The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred an Alabama attorney who was arrested in the Peach State for allegedly smuggling drugs and other banned items to inmates under the guise of an attorney visit, a move that comes after he was disbarred over the arrest in his home state.

  • August 26, 2025

    Judge Axes Habeas Suit, Tells DOJ To Use 'Proper' Forum

    A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging a standing order from Maryland federal judges temporarily pausing the removal of noncitizen detainees who have filed habeas petitions, telling the U.S. Department of Justice that if it wants to challenge the court policy, it must follow the "proper" channels.

  • August 26, 2025

    Texas Injury Firm Says Ex-Atty's Rival Firm Copied Slogan

    A Houston personal injury attorney has accused a former employee of opening a rival law firm and copying its longtime slogan.

  • August 26, 2025

    No Immunity For Wis. Judge Charged With ICE Interference

    A Wisconsin federal judge on Tuesday rejected a motion to dismiss from a state judge accused of helping an unauthorized immigrant escape arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, turning down her argument that she is protected by judicial immunity.

  • August 26, 2025

    NY Judge In NFL Case May Hold No-Show Atty In Contempt

    The Manhattan federal judge presiding over a high-profile racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL said Tuesday she will initiate a contempt proceeding against a California lawyer who failed to appear to further explain an erroneous filing that stated he could practice in New York.

  • August 26, 2025

    NY Firm Must Face Malpractice Claims Over Patent Fight

    A New York real estate and business law firm must face a negligence claim lodged by a medical research and development company arguing that the firm's incompetence led it to lose a patent licensing dispute.

  • August 26, 2025

    Atty's Comments Don't Warrant A New Trial In Crash Suit

    A Florida appeals panel has reversed an order for a new trial in a suit over a car accident, saying that the trial court abused its discretion in finding that the defense attorney's comments warranted a redo in the case.

  • August 25, 2025

    LA Atty Used Client Trust Acct. To Hide $2.1M Bribe, Jury Told

    A California divorce attorney accepted a $2.1 million bribe from a Swiss oil company related to his work in Nigeria and laundered the money through his U.S. client trust account, a prosecutor told a federal jury in Los Angeles on Monday during opening statements in the attorney's criminal trial. 

  • August 25, 2025

    Title Insurer Beats Ex-Board Member's Fiduciary Duty Claims

    Connecticut title insurer CATIC, its Delaware and Florida corporate arms, and 12 of its senior leaders have escaped fiduciary duty claims from a lawyer who challenged his purported ejection from two boards of directors after an audit allegedly revealed accounting problems at his Hartford law firm.

  • August 25, 2025

    Trump Expands Use Of National Guard Post-DC Deployment

    President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday directing federal officials to create new "specialized" units to enforce federal laws in D.C. and other cities nationwide, including a "quick reaction force" within the D.C. National Guard, as well as hire more prosecutors and take other measures, following his recent deployment of the National Guard in the district.

  • August 25, 2025

    Radiology Co. Wants Arbitral Award Nixed Over 'Legal Fiction'

    A Georgia-based radiology provider has urged a federal court to nix an arbitral award rejecting its $2 million fraud claim against an Indian company, saying the arbitrator "manufactured a legal fiction out of whole cloth."

  • August 25, 2025

    Epic's 9th Circ. Case Against Apple Draws Amicus Support

    Epic Games has received backing from state enforcers, Microsoft, Spotify and others as the Fortnite developer opposes Apple's Ninth Circuit appeal challenging an order blocking commissions on purchases made outside of Apple's own app payment system.

  • August 25, 2025

    Battle Over NJ US Atty Appointment Lands In 3rd Circ.

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday it will appeal a Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling that interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba is not lawfully serving as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor.

  • August 25, 2025

    Judge Flags Possible Conflict In Foley & Lardner Client Spat

    A Texas appellate court told Foley & Lardner LLP and two of its former clients that one of its judges might have a conflict of interest precluding him from deciding the parties' dispute over the firm's alleged failure to disclose conflicts of interest.

  • August 25, 2025

    Ga. Judge Admits He 'Dropped The Ball' In 7-Year Ruling Delay

    A Georgia county judge facing the prospect of removal from the bench over charges of lengthy case delays told a judicial ethics panel Monday that he "absolutely dropped the ball" in a matter where he failed to issue a ruling for seven years but pinned much of the problems with his office on a deluge of work and a shortfall of resources.

  • August 25, 2025

    Trenton Hit With Whistleblower Suit By Fired Housing Atty

    A former assistant city attorney for Trenton, New Jersey, has sued the city for allegedly firing her in retaliation for speaking out about supposed corruption and for cooperating with a state investigation into it.

  • August 25, 2025

    Alleged Crypto Thieves Fight Use Of Google Search History

    A New York federal judge should exclude evidence showing two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers accused of stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency searched terms including "top crypto lawyers" and "wire fraud statute / wire fraud statue of limitations," the brothers said in a motion, arguing their explanations for the searches are privileged.

  • August 25, 2025

    Debevoise Wants Fired Atty's Suit Arbitrated Or Terminated

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has told a Manhattan federal judge it wants to arbitrate a suit by a former attorney in its international dispute resolution practice group who claims he was wrongfully fired after taking medical leave, arguing the two sides already settled the dispute.

  • August 25, 2025

    Connecticut Court Backs Ouster Of Tax Atty Over Rogue Email

    Connecticut's former tax legal director was properly terminated after she used her work computer to send unauthorized draft legislation from her personal email account to a lobbyist who assumed that it was the state tax department's official position, a Connecticut appeals panel has ruled.

  • August 25, 2025

    3rd Circ. Again Rejects Atty's Fee Row With Pierce Bainbridge

    The Third Circuit on Monday denied Philadelphia attorney Bruce Chasan a third chance to litigate a long-running fee dispute with Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP over a client who unsuccessfully sued Microsoft over allegedly stealing his image for a video game.

  • August 25, 2025

    Ex-Ohio Lawyer Gets Probation For Making False Statements

    A former Ohio lawyer was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $15,000 after pleading guilty earlier this year to making false statements to the FBI regarding a cooperating witness he represented in a drug and sex trafficking probe the bureau was pursuing.

  • August 25, 2025

    Trump Says He'll Sue Over Blue Slips

    President Donald Trump said on Monday he would file a lawsuit to counter the blue-slip policy, the de facto veto for home state senators on district court and U.S. attorney nominees.

  • August 22, 2025

    Newman Given Potential Lifeline In Suspension Appeal Loss

    While the D.C. Circuit on Friday declined to revive Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's lawsuit challenging her suspension, experts said the court provided an opening for her to seek further review, by suggesting that the precedent limiting the arguments available to her may be flawed.

  • August 22, 2025

    Conn. Panel Orders New Abuse Trial Over Ineffective Counsel

    A Connecticut appellate panel vacated sexual assault convictions against a man accused of abusing his former girlfriend's children and granted him a new trial after finding his counsel failed to raise a statute of limitations defense, according to an opinion released Friday.

  • August 22, 2025

    Fla. Cop's $58M Malicious Prosecution Award Stays Put

    A Michigan federal judge Friday refused to disturb a $58 million verdict favoring a police officer who claimed his ex-wife falsely accused him of sexually abusing his daughter, saying a Michigan state trooper and a former assistant state attorney general couldn't escape findings that they pursued a bogus case.

Expert Analysis

  • Top 10 Legal Malpractice Defenses As Claims Tick Up

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    As legal malpractice claims and payouts increase, law firms should remember certain time-tested defenses, such as asserting no duty to nonclients, omissions beyond the scope of engagement or lack of proximate cause, say attorneys at Goulston & Storrs.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Immigration Atty Tips For Avoiding Prosecution Under Trump

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    Under the incoming Trump administration, immigration attorneys may need to protect themselves from prosecution when advising clients who may not qualify for relief sought by choosing their words carefully and keeping other key factors in mind, says Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi.

  • The Malpractice Perils Of Elder Abuse Liability

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    Recent cases show that the circumstances under which an attorney may be sued for financial elder abuse remain unsettled, but practitioners can avoid these malpractice claims altogether by taking proactive steps, like documenting the process of evaluating a client's directives under appropriate standards, says Edward Donohue at Hinshaw & Culbertson.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

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    Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Plugging Gov't Leaks Is Challenging, But Not A Pipe Dream

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    As shown by ongoing legal battles involving New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Sean “Diddy” Combs, it’s challenging for defendants to obtain relief when they believe the government leaked sensitive information to the media, but defense counsel can take certain steps to mitigate the harm, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • Series

    Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

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    For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Rank-And-File DOJ Attorneys Will Keep Calm And Carry On

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    Career prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice often pride themselves on their ability to remain apolitical in order to ensure consistency and keep the department’s mission afloat, and the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to upend this tradition, says Michael Landman at Bird Marella.

  • California Supreme Court's Year In Review

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    Attorneys at Horvitz & Levy highlight notable decisions on major questions from the California Supreme Court's last term, including voter initiatives, hostile work environment and the economic loss rule.

  • What Lawyers Can Learn From High School AI Suit

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    A pending Massachusetts lawsuit regarding artificial intelligence use in an academic setting underscores the need for attorneys to educate themselves on AI technology and tools that affect their clients so they can advise on establishing clear expectations and limits around the permissible use of AI, say attorneys at Hinckley Allen.

  • Service Providers Must Mitigate 'Secondary Target' Risks

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    A lawsuit recently filed in an Illinois federal court against marketing agency Publicis over its work for opioid manufacturers highlights an uptick in litigation against professional service providers hired by clients that engaged in alleged misconduct — so potential targets of such suits should be sure to conduct proper risk analysis and mitigation, say attorneys at Dechert.

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    Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.

  • Mitigating Defamation Liability Risks Of AI-Generated Content

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    Until Congress and the courts provide clear guidance about defamation liability stemming from generative artificial intelligence tools, companies should begin building controls to prevent the creation of defamatory content, says Michael Gerrity at Accenture.

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    Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.

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