John Vazquez, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

Articles Posted by John Vazquez

Conduct Unbecoming: Judges Notes “Court of Public Opinion” Sanctions after Lawyer’s Misconduct Goes Viral

by John Vazquez in Professionalism. Posted May 11, 2020

A Federal District Court Judge denied a request for sanctions against an attorney for allegedly making “obscene and threatening comments” toward opposing counsel during a mediation proceeding. Conduct

Are You What You Post? Judge Reprimanded for Social Media Posts

by John Vazquez in judges on Facebook, judicial ethics, judicial misconduct, Uncategorized. Posted May 8, 2020

A Tennessee state criminal court judge was publicly reprimanded last November after complaints had been filed against him in connection with several social media posts that linked to articles that were partisan in nature.

[…] 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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