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Legal Profession Blog
Stressful Circumstances Insufficient To Establish Mitigation
It is difficult not to have some sympathy for a lawyer who was indefinitely suspended in Massachusetts based on "the report of a special hearing officer, who recommended that [the…
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Mitigating Factor
The Minnesota Supreme Court imposed an indefinite five-year suspension in a disciplinary matter involving misappropriation of the funds of six clients, forgery, false statements to clients and initial failure to…
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The Most Important Rule
The special nature of Rule 1.15--and the consequences of knowing and intentional misuse of client funds--is at the heart of a recent decision of the Maryland Court of Appeals. The…
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Welcome Back
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement of an attorney who had resigned in 1997, admitting that he had stolen client funds. The court noted that it had recently denied…
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Lawyer Reinstated
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement of a lawyer whose license had been revoked in 2001 for multiple instances of dishonesty and conversion of client funds. A referee had …
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Disbarment By Default
A South Carolina attorney was disbarred today based on his default on charges of multiple instances of misconduct. He had been convicted of driving without a valid license and DUI.…
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A Tricky Situation
What is an attorney's ethical obligation if she believes that a client was mistakenly paid about $12,000 more than the amount to which the client was entitled? What if the…
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Georgia Bar blunts overly broad interpretation of rule on duty to clients’ creditors
By Ken Shigley
On Friday morning, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia unanimously passed my motion to refer to the Disciplinary Rules & Procedure Committee the question of whether…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Lawyers hold onto Client’s Money in Fiduciary Breach
Phen-Fen litigation gave rise to a big big fund. $200 million settled the case, but here the lawyers held onto about $126 million."About 400 people should receive nearly $20 million…
Law Practice Tips
Site of the Week: Managing Clients’ Funds and Avoiding Ethical Problems
By Jim Calloway
"Managing Clients’ Funds and Avoiding Ethical Problems" by Jayne B. Tyrrell and Stephen M. Casey is our Website of the Week this week. Admittedly this is a little different type…