Another day, another misuse of ChatGPT. A Colorado attorney was fired from his job after using, and suspended last month for one year and one day (with all but 90 days stayed, subject to probation) because he used, ChatGPT to
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If You Want To Say "Ain't No Party Like An Ex Parte" In a Brief, You Can Cite It To 6 Wis. Law. 31-33 (November 2023).
(I do not recommend saying ‘Ain’t No Party Like An Ex Parte” in a brief, but you do you, I guess.)I know I owe this blog some actual content (and heaven knows there hasn’t been a shortage of source material,…
And Now We Are Four
Today is October 24, which means this blog is celebrating its fourth birthday. It should be able to walk downstairs, know the difference between reality and fantasy, and ask a lot of questions.On October 24, 2019, we launched with a…
I'm Getting Judgy and Judging Judges Today
It has been a busy month offline at the Ethickingdom (and I promise this is the first and last time I will ever use that term, eech). You know that saying, you wait ages for the bus and then two…
Common Scents In Celebrity Litigation
Celebrity seems to do things to lawyers. Remember Michael Avenatti? Previously, he was best known for representing Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against Donald Trump; he is now a convicted felon and long-term resident of FCI Terminal Island.So, perhaps it’s…
Wisconsin Lawyer: Now Featuring Bonus Ethicking
I am mired in hearing prep and other work, so blogging has been and will be a little bit sparse for a bit.In the meantime, if you’ve missed me, check out my debut as an ethics columnist in the Wisconsin…
The Most Dangerous “Lawyer” In The World Is a 1L With a Westlaw Password
It’s August so that means new law students are arriving, and 2L/3L’s are starting their upper-level classes. (Anyone have anything from this blog on their syllabus? A girl can dream.)
First, welcome, new law students! I wrote a little Q&A…
Greetings from Denver
It’s early August, which means I am at the APRL Annual Meeting hanging with my nerd friends and learning about collateral estoppel, generative AI, and interstate practice, and other important topics in legal ethics and disciplinary defense. While I am…
It’s Better to Remain Silent and be Thought a [Bad Lawyer] Than To Speak Online and Remove All Doubt
I am a bit late to report this, but in June 2023, the State Bar of Wisconsin Ethics Committee (on which I sit) released Formal Opinion EF-23-01, “Responding to Online Criticism.” In most cases, the Committee’s recommendation as to whether…
“Enrolled as inactive?” “Administratively Suspended?” What does that mean?
Over the weekend, we learned that the California State Bar “suspend[ed] 1,600 attorneys for violating rules set up after Tom Girardi allegedly stole millions.” At first blush, this sounds horrible—this many attorneys did what now? However, what that really…