Thursday, November 27, 2008

Sanctions Upheld Against Lawyer for Informing Client About Trade Secrets

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As reported by Law.com: A California appeals court affirmed sanctions of almost $44,000 against an IP lawyer last week for informing her cl...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Privilege in tax cases

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In an article called "Battle over privilege is renewed", Pamela A. MacLean reports that "the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...
Monday, November 24, 2008

New York Times editorial on lack of funding for public defenders

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On November 21, The New York Times published an editorial how the lack of funding for public defender offices around the country jeopardizes...
Friday, November 21, 2008

Should attorney be disciplined for conduct that results in traffic accident, DUIs, etc?

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A hearing officer in Arizona has recommended dismissal of bar charges against an attorney who drove after consuming alcohol and prescription...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Working for one client while traveling for another: double billing?

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Assume a lawyer charges a client for the time it takes to travel somewhere. Then while traveling there the lawyer does work for a different...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

Representing Buyer And Seller Leads To Bar Complaint

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A complaint filed by the Illinois ARDC charges an attorney with a conflict of interest in representing both the buyer and seller in a real e...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Article on the impact of new Evidence Rule 502

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Here is a link to a long article in the National Law Journal on new Federal Rule of Evidence 502. For full story click here .

Reversal for Improper Cross-Examination

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The Maryland Court of Appeals has reversed a criminal conviction, finding error in the cross-examination of the defendant. Get the opinion ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

The Growing Public Defender Crisis

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The New York Times is spotlighting the issue here , but the problem is hardly new. There have been numerous stories over the last couple of...

For those of you who missed it...

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This is a photo of an actual billboard used by an attorney here in Chicago. The woman pictured on the billboard is the attorney. Should she...
Friday, November 7, 2008

Welcome to my new blog on Professional Responsibility

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Welcome to my new blog on Professional Responsibility.  I will use this space to provide anyone interested in the topic interesting informat...