Beware of Providing Financial Assistance to Clients
In January, a Florida Bar News article clarified some of the issues concerning when an attorney may provide financial assistance to a client. Beware
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Impartial or Not? Draft Ethics Opinion Advises Federal Judges to Avoid Membership in Partisan Legal Groups
In a recent draft advisory ethics opinion, the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the U.S. Judicial Conference advises federal judges against affiliation with the conservative Federalist Society and the progressive American Constitution Society.
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Ticket to Ride? Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Says Judge May Accept Free Resort Stay at Attorneys’ Association Event
In a decision which may come as a surprise to some, the Florida Supreme Court’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (JEAC) recently advised that judges have broad latitude in determining the propriety of accepting free resort stays from friends. Ticket
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