The New Jersey Supreme Court has censured an attorney for misconduct described in a letter decision of the Disciplinary Review BoardThe Disciplinary Review Board (the Board) has reviewed the motion for discipline by consent (censure or such lesser discipline as
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Beyond Rude In New Jersey
Another censure imposed by the New Jersey Supreme Court for misconduct described in a letter decision of the Disciplinary Review Board.The conduct at issue involved a personal real estate transaction and ensuing bar investigationThe Board concluded that respondent’s communications with…
Spam From The Bar
An interim suspension for non-cooperation with a bar investigation and admissions made under oath has been ordered by the New York Appellate Division for the Third Judicial DepartmentTurning, first, to AGC's contention that respondent has failed to comply with its…
Foreborne Is Forearmed
The dismissal of a legal malpractice claim has been reversed by the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial DepartmentThe complaint alleges the following facts. In 2019, plaintiff-appellant Kenneth Salamone retained defendant Deily & Glastetter, LLP (D&G) and its…
Attorney Testimony On Client Threats Admissible
In an important decision on attorney-client privilege and permissible disclosure exceptions, a majority of the en banc District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held that an attorney's testimony against his former client was properly admitted into evidenceSHANKER, Associate…
Censure For Rule 4.2(a) Violation
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has censured an attorney for unauthorized communication with a represented partyThe Board on Professional Responsibility concluded that respondent Brenda C. Wagner violated D.C. R. Pro. Conduct 4.2(a) by knowingly communicating with a represented…
Ex Parte Contacts Draw Reprimand Of Judge
A Michigan hearing panel has reprimanded a judge who had been charged with several counts of misconductOn October 2, 2024, the Grievance Administrator filed a six-count formal complaint against respondent alleging that he committed professional misconduct while he was a…
Outside The Record
The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed and remanded the denial of post-conviction relief for a new hearing before an impartial judgeThe issue in this appeal is whether appellant Buay David Duol is entitled to a new evidentiary hearing on his petition…
An Actual Deprivation
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a single justice's order of disbarmentThe respondent, Edward A. Sargent, appeals from a judgment disbarring him from the practice of law entered by order of a single justice of the county court. The matter…
Doubling Down
The Alberta Law Society Hearing Committee has imposed a four-month suspension of an attorney who admitted misconductIn October 2022, Ikechukwu Okafor, a practicing lawyer in Calgary and member of the Law Society of Alberta (LSA), forged the signatures of his…