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Phish concert in Mexico leads to disciplinary charges against lawyer
This is not what I thought happened at Phish shows. I have been to two of them and they were many things – tedious, a little cultish – but not this.
Practice tip: Don’t coach your witnesses . . . during a break at trial . . . on tape . . . after the trial court warns you not to.
For a while, people enjoyed sharing interesting, and often cautionary, tales from Zoom hearings and trials. (Who can forget Zoom cat lawyer?!?) That doesn’t seem to be as much of a thing anymore, perhaps because…
If you like your virgin bloody marys with olives, make sure the olives are skewered.
This was the lesson from Longinetti v. Ocean Casino Resort, a recent unpublished Appellate Division decision.
Plaintiff was playing slots at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City and drinking a virgin bloody mary. The…
NJ Lawyers Can (Ethically) Use And Invest In Cannabis
By: Peter J. Gallagher (LinkedIn)
In a recent opinion, the New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics ruled that attorneys may use cannabis and operate/invest in cannabis businesses. The Committee noted that this conduct “remains…
So can I call myself a Super Lawyer or not? Either way, can I still wear my cape?
By: Peter J. Gallagher (LinkedIn)
You know it’s “award season” – at least the legal world’s version of it – when your social media starts to fill up with posts that sound like this: “So honored to be…
In California, a bee is a fish. (At least for purposes of California’s endangered species act.)
By: Peter J. Gallagher (LinkedIn)
In a recent decision, Almond Alliance of California v. Fish and Game Commission, a California court was asked to determine whether bumble bees fall within the definition of a “fish” in the…
“Once Upon a Time . . . in Legal Ethics and Social Media.”
By: Peter J. Gallagher (LinkedIn)
In a recent decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court looked back to a time before social media was ubiquitous, a time when Facebook was cutting edge and perhaps even – pause for collective…
Words of Warning: “If you promise the police that you will take charge of a drunk driver and his or her car, you will be counted on to do so.”
By: Peter J. Gallagher (LinkedIn)
From the Appellate Division comes another case that sounds more like a law school hypothetical than real life. Here is the scenario: A driver is pulled over for a traffic offense. Signs point…
Does the “rescue doctrine” apply to pets? (Warning: Dog lovers probably will not like the answer.)
By: Peter J. Gallagher (LinkedIn)
In a case with facts that could have been ripped from a torts exam, the Appellate Division held that a woman who jumped into a canal to try to save a neighbor’s dog…