Legal Profession Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5174562023-06-23T10:52:16-07:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadThe Meddlesome BPR tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6cb8af0200b2023-06-23T10:52:16-07:002023-06-23T13:23:33-07:00An interesting and potentially significant oral argument before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals yesterday where the Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended rejection of a proposed consent discipline. At its core, the ultimate issue is whether Disciplinary Counsel...Legal Profession ProfTesti-Liedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b2576c4f200d2023-06-23T08:23:15-07:002023-06-23T08:27:09-07:00The Rhode Island Supreme Court found that an attorney's reference that an expert witness "testi-lied" in court violated the prohibition against expressing personal opinions in court and imposed a public censure. Violation Based on the facts and evidence presented at...Legal Profession ProfCalling BS On Meaningless "Reform"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a8fd42200c2023-06-23T07:54:36-07:002023-06-23T08:29:39-07:00I have seen a number of posts recently touting the California State Bar's adoption of Rule 8.3 (reporting professional misconduct) in the wake of scandalous behavior in the Tom Girardi matter as a "major reform." Allow me to call BS....Legal Profession ProfReinstatement Grantedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b2576910200d2023-06-23T06:51:29-07:002023-06-23T06:51:29-07:00An attorney who was suspended for two years has demonstrated rehabilitation and been reinstated by the Colorado Presiding Disciplinary Judge. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ stipulation and reinstated Jason R. Conley (attorney registration number 36743) to the practice...Legal Profession ProfLien Reinstatedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b25767ed200d2023-06-23T06:09:58-07:002023-06-23T06:09:58-07:00The New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department reinstated a law firm's charging lien and remanded for a hearing on termination for cause Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Arthur F. Engoron, J.), entered June 3, 2022, which...Legal Profession ProfThis Time It's Permanenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a8efb8200c2023-06-23T04:00:02-07:002023-06-23T04:40:19-07:00Permanent disbarment has been imposed by the Tennessee Supreme Court after two prior disbarment orders After a hearing upon the disciplinary petition consisting of five (5) separate disciplinary complaints, the Hearing Panel determined by a preponderance of the evidence that...Legal Profession ProfFormer County Attorney Accepts Suspensiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a8ed53200c2023-06-22T16:06:11-07:002023-06-22T16:06:11-07:00An Iowa attorney consented to a voluntary suspension for appearing to defend a deposition while intoxicated. KTIV.com reported A woman who was once the attorney for Dickinson County, Iowa has pleaded guilty to public intoxication. Last week, Amy Zenor enter...Legal Profession ProfRude Is Not Enoughtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6cb7195200b2023-06-22T10:23:24-07:002023-06-22T10:27:36-07:00The Nevada Supreme Court rejected the conclusion that an attorney's conduct in a traffic court matter intended to disrupt the tribunal in violation of Rule 3.5(d). The attorney had challenged the judge's application of governing law and had threatened to...Legal Profession ProfDeSantis Action Not Reviewed Due To Delay: Democracy Losestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a8e304200c2023-06-22T08:20:19-07:002023-06-22T08:38:59-07:00The Florida Supreme Court denied the petition of a removed elected State Attorney On August 4, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 22-176 suspending Petitioner Andrew H. Warren, the elected State Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of the...Legal Profession ProfClear And Conspicuoustag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6cb6e6f200b2023-06-22T08:16:12-07:002023-06-22T08:30:42-07:00The Florida Supreme Court has adopted amendments to lawyer advertising rules First, in Bar Rules 4-7.12, 4-7.13, 4-7.14, and 4-7.18, we replace the phrases “reasonably prominent” and “prominently displayed” with “clear and conspicuous” to describe how required information and disclaimers...Legal Profession Prof