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Error in Judge’s Judgment: Ohio Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer for his Misconduct While Serving as Common Pleas Court Judge

A former Ohio Common Pleas Court judge was recently suspended from the practice of law for judicial and professional misconduct. Error

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently announced that two former Philadelphia judges will have their law licenses suspended for just over a year.

[…] 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