Gina Villar, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

Conflicted Interests

by Gina Villar in Legal Services, News, Professionalism. Posted January 28, 2015

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a per curiam order that disqualified Jones Day from representing plaintiff Celgard LLC in a patent infringement action against LG Chem Ltd. Interests

Lawyer texts Client to “destroy the SIM”

by Gina Villar in Professionalism. Posted October 26, 2014

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that a prominent Cincinnati defense attorney was acquitted on October 14, 2014 in federal court on obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice charges. Lawyer

Double Trouble: Attorney Reprimanded After Client Billed for Attorney’s Sanctions

by Gina Villar in News, Professionalism. Posted September 13, 2014

An attorney was recently reprimanded by the Iowa Supreme Court Disciplinary Board for his failure to appropriately handle and inform his client about a discovery dispute and perhaps, most notably, for billing his client for the cost of the attorney’s sanctions that were ordered by the court. Double

Defense Counsel Allowed to Testify at Former Defendant’s Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Hearing

by Gina Villar in News, Professionalism. Posted March 21, 2014

Antwan Peppers recently filed an ineffective assistance of counsel claim against the defense attorneys who represented him in his 2008 murder trial based on the attorneys’ failure to use Peppers’ alibi defense.

Suspended for Speech: Five Years for False Claims of Judicial Misconduct

by Gina Villar in First Amendment, News, Professionalism. Posted October 28, 2013

Earlier this month, Don Bailey’s law license was suspended for five years. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the state’s highest court, issued the sanction recommended by the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board.

Done Deed…

by Gina Villar in News. Posted September 15, 2013

Last month, the Ohio Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law (“UPL Board”) recommended that the Ohio Supreme Court charge Thomas Jones Jr., a contractor, with a $10,000 civil penalty for preparing illegal quitclaim deeds. According to the UPL Board, Mr. Jones used these quitclaim deeds to take over certain properties from previous owners. Done

[…] of a non-binding advisory opinion, as has been the case with other jurisdictions such as, Florida, San Francisco, and Delaware, it is important to note that Ohio went a step further and amended its rule regarding […]

Remote Lawyering: New Jersey and Ohio On Board - Legal Ethics Advisor on Remote Work: San Francisco Bar Association Advice in Ethics Opinion 2021-1
Not all jurisdictions have adopted the Model Rule version of the choice of law rule; seems like there might be a different result in at least some of those states. See, e.g., NY RPC 8.5(b)(2)(i) ("If the lawyer is licensed to practice only in this state, the rules to be applied shall be the rules of this state").

Art Lachman on ABA Opinion 499 Green Lights Lawyers’ Passive Investment in Firms with NonLawyer Ownership

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