Some selected news mentions of legal ethics topics…..
October 2010
Worldwide survey finds lawyers believe corruption has tainted their profession (AP 10/4/10)
September 2010
Defendant denies lawyer was signaling witness by tapping foot (ABA Journal 9/2/10)
Should white collar criminals be forced to lecture in ethics as part of their sentences? (Forbes 9/12/10)
August 2010
Major law firm specializing in foreclosures fined for ethics violations (Herald-Tribune 8/31/10)
Louisville lawyer faces six months in jail for refusing to disclose 17 year-old’s name (Courier-Journal 8/21/10)
A piece on the appellate judge ruling on the California Prop 8 case and alleged bias (NY Times 8/5/10)
July 2010
Supreme Court continues to tweak Miranda (Police One 7/30/10)
June 2010
Palin’s legal fund said to violate Alaska law. She’ll refund voters $386,000 (McClatchy 6/24/10)
April 2010
Legal Ethics and the revolving door at the SEC (Wall Street Journal Blog 4/5/10)
March 2010
Paterson probe puts Cuomo in a delicate position (AP 3/5/10)
February 2010
Report: Terror Memos Didn’t Violate Legal Ethics (NPR 2/19/10)
In the interest of justice, Judges should disclose (Courier – Journal 2/16/10)
New Zealand Legal Aid Lawyers May Face Compentency Tests (National Business Review 2/10/10)
Legal Zoom Sued in Class Action for Unauthorized Law Practice (IP Watchdog 2/9/10)
When a Lawyer Knows of Reasonably Certain Death (2/1/10)
January 2010
DC Ethics Committee Addresses Conflicts of Interest and Joint Defense Agreements (1/29/10)
Should John Edwards be disbarred? (Expert Click 1/23/10)
December 2009
New Florida legal ethics rules have little effect on law blogs ( Real Lawyers Have Blogs 12/27/09)
Legal Ethics Forum Top 10 Legal Ethics Stories of 2009 (12/19/09)
Total Attorneys: Ad Agency or Referral Service? (Chicago Tribune 12/13/09)
Lawyer’s Ethics in the Real World (Centre for Policy Initiatives 12/12/09)
Book Review: The Ethics of Representing Organizations (Criminal Law Library Blog 12/7/09)
Ethics and the Legal Profession Part Three (Law Society Gazette 12/7/09)
Guyanese Government Proposes Licensing of Lawyers by Tax Commissioners (Stabroek News 12/5/09)
Kansas Ethics Opinion Requires Disclosure on Ghostwritten Pleadings (ABA Journal 12/1/09)
November 2009
Legal Ethics Past and Present Part Two (Law Society Gazette 11/30/09)
Michigan Supreme Court Split on Judicial Disqualification (Detroit News 11/30/09)
Cuomo Took Cash From Lawyers With Matters Before Him (Bloomberg 11/25/09)
Legal Ethics – Past and Present (Law Society Gazette 11/23/09)
Aide to Kansas Attorney General faces ethics charge (Kansas City Star-Journal 11/23/09)
Texas Lawyers’ Creed: 20 Years Later (Houston Chronicle 11/21/09)
Week of October 12-18
Fallout from Sydney Ethics Probe Begins (Daily Advertiser)