What’s in a Name?
Tennessee Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ordered the change of a baby’s first name from “Messiah” to “Martin.” Name
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It’s High Time for a Change
Several states now allow the use and sale of medical or recreational marijuana; however, the drug remains illegal under federal law. Time
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Attorney Disciplined for Tweeting About a Disciplinary Hearing: Really?
On November 15, 2012, Sarah Peterson Herr, a research attorney for the Kansas Court of Appeals, wrote the following tweets while watching a disciplinary hearing (oh, the irony) for former Kansas Attorney General, Phil Kline: Tweeting
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Lack of Professionalism Leads to a Two Year Suspension in Florida
A Florida attorney recently received a tougher sanction than what the Florida Bar and a court-appointed referee sought for unprofessional behavior. leads
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Shattered Glass
In an opinion issued on January 27, the Supreme Court of California denied Stephen Randall Glass admission to the California State Bar. Shattered
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California Supreme Court Rules Possession of Child Porn Automatic Grounds for Disbarment
According to the California Supreme Court, a conviction for possession of child pornography is automatic grounds for disbarment.
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OMG, I can be sanctioned for deleting texts?
Are parties required to preserve text messages for the purposes of discovery? OMG
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A Prosecutor’s Right to Tweet?
On December 17, 2013, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, held that a prosecutor’s public twitter comments—even where arguably inappropriate and improper pursuant to the Missouri Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct—do not justify reversal of a verdict when there is no evidence that the jury is aware of or influenced by those comments. Tweet
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Illinois’ Attorney Receives Reprimand for Breach of Client Confidentiality on Avvo
The Hearing Board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, pursuant to a joint stipulation of the parties, issued a reprimand to Betty Tsamis, an attorney who found herself in trouble after revealing confidential client information in response to a client posting on AVVO and for a trust fund irregularity.
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Massachusetts Lawyer Reprimanded in Electronic Data Spoliation Case
The Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers issued a public reprimand for a lawyer that it found had failed to maintain the requisite level of technological competence and appropriate degree of communication with his client thereby impermissibly obstructing the opposing party’s access to evidence in the process.
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