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Profanity is Costly: Lawyer Sanctioned for Conduct Unbecoming and F*** You

by Jan Jacobowitz in Professionalism. Posted June 19, 2021

Florida Federal Court Imposes Sanctions for Profanity and Unprofessionalism Three depositions, two lawyers, and one court reporter…what could go “wrong?” Apparently, conduct by all three that included one lawyer telling the other lawyer to, “Shut the f*** up.” The dispute seems to have exploded after one lawyer, Mr. “K” objected to the use of the ...

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

No More Frivolous Claims: The Importance of Filing A Brief Based on Law and Fact

by Daniela Pessoa Valdes in ABA Model Rule 3.1. Posted February 27, 2020

Recently, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming the district court’s dismissal of an employee discrimination claim and sanctioning the plaintiff’s attorney due to the “utterly frivolous” nature of the brief that was filed on appeal. See McCurry v. Kenco Logistics Servs., LLC, 942 F.3d 783, 786 (7th Cir. 2019)

[…] 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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