More on the cases on the law of lawyering pending before the Supreme Court

A few days ago I reported that there are six cases on the law of lawyering pending before the US Supreme Court (see here). Thanks to Renee Knake and the Legal Ethics Forum, here is a list of the issues in those cases:

(1) Do provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act regulating attorneys’ advice to clients and mandating certain advertisement disclosures violate the First Amendment? Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A., et al. v. United States, 541 F.3d 785 (8th Cir. 2008)

(2) Is an attorney’s faulty advice grounds for setting aside a criminal defendant’s guilty plea? Padilla v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 253 S.W.3d 482 (Ky. 2008)

(3) When, if ever, does a novice attorney’s inexperience constitute ineffective assistance of counsel? Wood v. Allen, 542 F.3d 1281 (11th Cir. 2008)

(4) Should a court’s order compelling production of privileged materials be immediately appealable? Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter, 541 F.3d 1048 (11th Cir. 2008)

(5) Can quality of performance and results obtained justify an enhancement to an attorney’s fee award under a federal fee-shifting statute? Perdue v. Kenny A, 532 F.3d 1209 (11th Cir. 2008)

(6) May a prosecutor be liable for civil damages for procuring false testimony and introducing that evidence against a criminal defendant at trial? Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, 547 F.3d 922 (8th Cir. 2008)