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Overall, Demleitner said the speakers lined up by Roy D. Simon, the conference director and director of the school's Institute for Legal Ethics, will give attendees insight into most pressing ethical challenges facing advocates, including what happens when a lawyer goes astray ... James Taranto, in The Wall Street Journal's "Best of the Web," wrote, "So Hofstra's law school regards a disbarred criminal as an expert on legal ethics and someone who has been convicted of giving material support to... (Law.com)
Ivory Tower Decay Oct 8, 2007
It explains why Hofstra's law school invites to speak on legal ethics Lynn Stewart, a lawyer convicted of aiding and abetting a terrorist client and sentenced to 28 months in jail. What it doesn't explain is why the rest of society is willing to support such institutions by paying huge tuitions, providing tax exemptions and making generous gifts. (Human Events Online)
Female lawyers impress at Jubilee enrolment Oct 6, 2007
The other five prizes were the B. J. da Rocha Prize for the Overall Best Student in Advocacy and Legal Ethics and the G.E.K. Aikins Prize for the Best Female Student in the same examination, the Jonathan Arthur Memorial Prize for the Best Female Student in Civil Procedure, the Kenneth D. Laryea Prize for the Best Student in the Law of Evidence and the A.K. Ansah Twum prize for the Best Female Student in the same examination. Four other women - Heidi-Marie Boakye, Gifty A.S. Amoafa-Yeboah, Angela... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
HOFSTRA HOSTS A TERROR FAN Oct 5, 2007
DISBARRED FELON TO TEACH LEGAL ETHICS ... So much so that administrators at Long Island's Hofstra Law School may well have had no idea that they'd touch off a furor when they invited Lynne Stewart - the disbarred felon and radical lawyer - to lecture on legal ethics. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Lawyers' Notes Become Ethics Test in Case Before Calif. Supreme Court Oct 3, 2007
Some legal pundits have said the decision in Rico v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp., S123808, could represent the court's most important legal ethics ruling in years. The underlying dispute in the Rico case began in 2002 on the eve of a product liability trial involving a rollover crash of a Mitsubishi Montero sport utility vehicle that resulted in the death of 11-year-old Denise Rico and the partial paralysis of her 18-year-old sister, Serene. (Law.com)
Lawyer Sentenced for Terror Support to Teach at N.Y.... Sep 27, 2007
Lynne Stewart, who was convicted in 2005 of providing material support to terrorists and received a 28-month sentence, was to speak at Hofstra Law School s legal ethics conference, set for Oct. 14 to Oct. 16. Her former client, sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, was sentenced to life in prison for plotting to blow up five New York landmarks and assassinate Egypt's president. (Fox News)
Erwin Chemerinsky named founding dean of law school UCI, Sep. 20 Sep 21, 2007
Previously he was the Sydney M. Irmas Professor of Public Interest Law, Legal Ethics and Political Science at the University of Southern California Law School for 21 years, and director of the university's Center for Communications Law and Policy from 2000-2004. He also served as a professor at DePaul College of Law from 1980-83 and practiced law as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and at Dobrovir, Oakes and Gebhart in Washington, D.C.. (University of California Newswire, CA)
Office dating TV style Sep 14, 2007
I could go on and on, citing "Boston Legal," in which every lawyer, judge and client who comes on the scene has a liaison of sorts with each other, and nobody ever questions or worries about the legal ethics of such trysts. I contrast these shows with a recent cable favorite, "Mad Men," which centers on an advertising agency in NY, circa 1960. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Prominent Litigator Gregory P. Miller Leads Group of 12 Lawyers to Drinker Biddle Sep 11, 2007
Miller is also a frequent author and lecturer in the area of legal ethics. He served six years on the Disciplinary Board for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, chairing its Rules Committee. (PR Newswire)
State public defender quits Sep 1, 2007
These are multi-defendant cases where, because of legal ethics rules, the capital defender office can only represent one defendant. Private attorneys, who are paid by the hour, are appointed to represent the others. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Letters to the Editor: August 24 Aug 24, 2007
Given the nature of Mr. Whibbs' violation of legal ethics and criminal law, I am amazed at the incredible amount of press your paper has given to this matter. Mr. Whibbs was patently wrong in his mishandling of client trust funds. (Pensacola News Journal)
U.S. firms outsource legal services to India Aug 22, 2007
"Law firms can earn more by using labor they can mark up without disclosure," said Stephen Gillers, professor of legal ethics at New York University School of Law. "Clients are knowledgeable about costs, and they want to negotiate the markup on these charges.". (International Herald Tribune)
SmartPros Acquires FinancialCampus Product From SkillSoft Aug 22, 2007
Source: SmartPros Ltd.. HAWTHORNE, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SmartPros Ltd. (AMEX: - ), a leader in the field of accredited professional education and corporate training, today announced that it has acquired the FinancialCampus product offering from SkillSoft's PLC (NasdaqGM: - ) specializing in accredited financial services education and training for insurance agents, stockbrokers, financial planners and related industries. (Primezone Releases)
Broadcom lands blows to rival Aug 8, 2007
Disciplinary proceedings against lawyers involved in the case also are possible if the judge's findings are borne out, said Monroe Freedman, an expert in legal ethics who is a professor of law at Hofstra University. "I consider it a very serious matter," he said. (Moneyweb)
SmartPros Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results Aug 8, 2007
Source: SmartPros Ltd.. Earnings Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, August 8, at 4:15 PM ET. (Primezone Releases)
Achievements for Aug. 5, 2007 Aug 7, 2007
ATTORNEY JIM MCNEILLY GIVES SEMINARS ON LEGAL ETHICS AND BANKRUPTCY. Attorney James W. McNeilly, Jr., recently gave several seminars to various groups around the state. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Legal wrangling dominates hearing on Mulroney judgement Aug 4, 2007
The case has escalated into a bitter war of words between attorneys, and has included allegations of deception, sneaking around behind each others backs to obtain court orders, breaches of legal ethics and deliberate stalling tactics. But even case management help was a source of acrimony between the parties on Friday, even though both sides conceded the need for the courts intervention in helping them determine a timeline for dealing with a mountain of procedural issues. (Canada.com)
Judge in ad for firm is off its case Aug 4, 2007
Jeff Stempel, a UNLV Boyd Law School professor and legal ethics expert, said that at a minimum, Jolley Urga showed poor judgment by having run such an advertisement with Loehrer quoted in it. Stempel agreed with what other local civil lawyers say regarding Loehrer that she enjoys a stellar reputation in the local legal community as a smart, no-nonsense jurist. (Las Vegas Sun)
Continue reading Jul 31, 2007
If there was an attempt to mislead the court and it was successful and it was repeated and it gave an advantage to one party over another, there has to be some (jail) time," Fellmeth said.He also said there should have been some civil sanction of Levinson, the attorney who supervised Zeman at the time of her crime.However, Diane Karpman, a Los Angeles-based expert in legal ethics and a columnist for the California Bar Journal, disagreed with both Beaver and Fellmeth.Karpman even said those... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Problem with Gonzales' testimony dates back to Texas days Jul 30, 2007 High Court Loss Prompts Malpractice Claim Against McGuireWoods Jul 14, 2007 Panel pushes for files on spy program Jun 28, 2007 Angelos sets sights on arsenic Jun 27, 2007 Lawyers battle over state malpractice proposal Lawyers battle over malpractice proposal Jun 19, 2007 1. Mayoral sex plot? Jun 15, 2007 Duke prosecutor admits doubts from start Jun 13, 2007 New state ethics office faces internal strife Jun 12, 2007 Howrey Stuck in Conflict Fight Jun 5, 2007 Law academy kicks off publishing division for local law textbooks May 19, 2007 Did Gonzales Violate Legal Ethics? May 19, 2007 Newspaper: Judge oversees dilapidated properties from chambers Apr 30, 2007 Lawyers departing Chapter 7 business Apr 5, 2007 Disabled-access attorney slapped with sanction Mar 31, 2007 Giuliani firm has Venezuela ties Mar 15, 2007 Philosopher wins $1.5 million religion prize Mar 15, 2007 Clinton's Pardons an Issue for Hillary Mar 3, 2007 State court takes action on law licenses Mar 2, 2007 Pardons reemerge as issue in Clinton run Feb 28, 2007 N.Y. Federal Judge Faults Leak of Sealed Zyprexa Documents Feb 14, 2007 $49M Disappoints Some in Lawyers' Class Feb 13, 2007 Duke lacrosse's season after brings new coach, new attitude Feb 12, 2007 Drinan's courage, commitment recalled Feb 3, 2007 Defense official resigns over remarks Feb 3, 2007 COUNCILMEN'S FEUD DISRUPTS ELMA BOARD MEETING Feb 1, 2007 Outspoken Priest, Politician Dies at 86 Jan 30, 2007 Drinan, Model Of Moral Tenacity Jan 30, 2007 When lawyers steal Jan 29, 2007 Group calls for Bar investigation of Bush administration official Jan 27, 2007 Katrina Suit May Net Lawyers Up to $46 Million Jan 26, 2007 Law firm boycott call raises ethical issues Jan 19, 2007 Budget hits indigent defense Jan 17, 2007 Legal market strives to improve ethics Jan 15, 2007 Official blasts top law firms over detainees Jan 13, 2007 Official Attacks Law Firms on Detainees Jan 13, 2007 War of words escalates between Selenski’s defense lawyers and District Attorney Lupas Victim’s sister claims jail challenge is stunt for TV Jan 12, 2007 * Traffic crackdown misses the issue Jan 10, 2007 Canadian, U.S. Law Schools Should Improve Teaching of Ethics, Study Says Jan 5, 2007 2006: THE YEAR IN REVIEW: The good, the bad Jan 2, 2007
Stephen Gillers, a professor of legal ethics at the New York University School of Law, said that Gonzales' strengths "may lie elsewhere, but they are not in management. The idea that nine U.S. attorneys could be fired and the head of the department is only casually in the loop it is preposterous that a manager would let that happen." Gillers also said that Gonzales has exacerbated his problems because "when the inconsistencies are pointed out, he refuses to back down. ... He is digging himself... (Seattle Times)
FEMA lawyers' ethics doubted in trailers mess Jul 22, 2007
Another agency lawyer told officials not to test without the attorneys' approval, because "once you get results and should they indicate some problem, the clock is running on our duty to respond to them.'' The advice seemed to fit the popular stereotype of lawyers as win-at-any-cost operators who elevate their client's interest above the public good. But one legal commentator said the FEMA attorneys' statements, if quoted accurately, served neither their client nor the public. "The first thing... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Bruce Green, a professor of legal ethics at Fordham University School of Law, said that a lawyer with a great ambition to argue before the high court could conceivably find that ambition conflicts with a client's interest. But Green said lawyers with such ambitions typically strive to find cases already in the high court's sights. (Law.com)
The Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility, which polices compliance with legal ethics, opened an investigation into whether department lawyers knowingly signed off on a faulty interpretation of the law to give the program legal cover. But Bush shut down the investigation by refusing to grant the office security clearance. (Boston Globe)
Abraham Dash, a law professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore who teaches legal ethics, said such advertising is legal under Supreme Court decisions and ethical under the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct. "I don't like it," Dash said. (SunSpot.net)
Los Angeles attorney Diane Karpman, who writes a legal ethics column for the State Bar Journal, said the proposal would hit hardest at the lawyers least likely to be insured, those who represent lower-income clients and middle-income clients in small or one-person firms. Some would lose business; others would buy coverage to avoid public stigma, adding $4,000 to $7,000 a year to their operating costs, she said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
"I think it should upset not only the African-American community, but the whole city.'' Herenton confirmed that Memphis police took a tape-recorded statement from Smith after she approached him earlier this spring with her account. Herenton said he was initially suspicious but became convinced after she repeated it to Godwin and another officer. "I'm utterly appalled, disappointed and I'm just simply shocked that individuals in this community would go to an unreasonable extent to try to... (The Commercial Appeal, TN)
Himan was one of two witnesses to testify Tuesday, the first day of a North Carolina State Bar hearing to determine whether Nifong violated legal ethics rules in his prosecution of the case. If the disciplinary panel hearing the case finds that he did, he could lose his law license and his office under state rules. (Newsday)
Following his tenure with the Los Angeles ethics commission, Bycel served six years as a legal ethics consultant to the city before spending two years as a vice president at the national level for Common Cause, a Washington, D.C.-based clean government group. The Democrat-controlled Connecticut General Assembly and Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell agreed in spring 2005 to dismantle the State Ethics Commission. (Journal Inquirer, CT)
Parties in IP disputes are attempting to disqualify opposing counsel more and more frequently, said William Gallagher, who teaches both intellectual property law and legal ethics at Golden Gate University School of Law. "It happens so much that there is some feeling among the IP bar that it's being used as a strategic tool -- that it's overused and abused on some occasions," he said. (Law.com)
And appropriately, the first book by Professor Jeffrey Pinsler was on legal ethics. Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong said: "In view of the long-standing ethical problems faced by the legal profession, and in particular a section of the Bar currently, it seemed somehow odd to me that we did not have a convenient and accessible source, such as a code of the principles of professional ethics and conduct that our lawyers have to follow and live by every day of their professional lives." - CNA/ir. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Did Gonzales Violate Legal Ethics ... Did Gonzales Violate Legal Ethics. (Time.com)
"You can't use your judicial staff to do your personal business," said Samuel C. Stretton, an expert on legal ethics who is advising Berry in his Supreme Court run. "It could reflect on the institution. I'll put a stop to that.". (NEPA News, PA)
"No one knows what that means," said Richard Levine, a Boston bankruptcy lawyer and legal ethics expert who oversaw the U.S. Trustee Program. "Anyone who goes into this is going into an area where there is an aura of risk, an aura of unreasonable risk, for an attorney.". (MSNBC -- Business)
The attorney who stirred controversy when he threatened to sue many Julian business owners for allegedly violating disability access laws has been ordered by a federal judge to pay more than 15,000 in fees and take legal ethics training ... Miller ordered Pinnock to take four hours of legal ethics training through the state bar, and also told him to pay more than 15,000 in attorney fees for Mouet. (North County Times)
Experts on legal ethics say Giuliani's role as a senior partner makes it difficult for him to distance himself from a particular client. The mayor's ethical responsibilities extend to each and every client of the law firm,'' said Tony Alfieri, director of the University of Miami School of Law's Center for Ethics c Service. (The Miami Herald)
His work spans a number of topics, including legal ethics, multiculturalism and secularization, but he is best known for critiquing the spiritual poverty of modern academia. Fellow philosophers often explain away spirituality by attributing it solely to materialistic or biological forces, he says, skewing their understanding of human behavior. (Kansas City Star)
Nevertheless, Stephen Gillers, professor of legal ethics at New York University, told the Globe that the pardons controversy "is a legitimate campaign issue.". The controversy resurfaced last week after Hollywood mogul David Geffen criticized the Clintons over the pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich, who was indicted on tax evasion, commodities fraud and other charges and fled to Switzerland. (Newsmax)
He was ordered to immediately pay back the money he owes plus 10 percent interest, and to complete 12 hours of legal ethics training. - advertisement. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
"It is a legitimate campaign issue," said Stephen Gillers, professor of legal ethics at New York University School of Law. He said that Hillary Clinton should answer questions about her brothers' and her own involvement in the pardons because "the stench of the Marc Rich pardon still stinks and it has never been adequately explained. ". (Boston Globe)
Stephen Gillers, a professor of legal ethics at New York University School of Law, said that while lawyers are constrained by ethics rules of their profession, journalists need only obey the law in reporting a story. "But the bottom line is, there is no First Amendment right to violate a judge's order," he said. (Law.com)
"Sudden showers may drench an attorney when he ventures out as a principal without the protective umbrella of his client," says the memo, citing a popular legal ethics text. It speaks for Nesci, Gintz and apparently co-lead plaintiff Ryan Rodriguez, though Rodriguez, a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles, did not return a call seeking comment. (Law.com)
"It's almost impossible to think of a high-profile criminal prosecution that's had this many problems and still proceeded to trial," says Steven Lubet, who teaches legal ethics at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. Danowski also recognizes the legal case might not go away soon. (USA Today -- Sports)
Drinan said he chose to leave politics "with regret and pain." He became a professor of international human rights, legal ethics, and constitutional law at Georgetown University Law Center, a job he performed with enthusiasm and passion for 26 years until his death. In a eulogy to her former colleague, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , Democrat of California, recalled Drinan's dedication to the House and noted that even decades after leaving politics, he still kept a politician's interest in the... (Boston Globe)
The Bar Association of San Francisco last week asked the California State Bar to investigate whether Stimson violated legal ethics by suggesting a boycott of law firms that represent Guantanamo Bay detainees. SHOP BAKERSFIELD. (Bakersfield Californian -- Politics)
"It was obviously stated because I called for your resignation as deputy supervisor last week due to discovering that you have recently 'circumvented' a legal ethics opinion stating that judges should not be presiding over cases where you are practicing law as an attorney before the same judges where we, as Town Board members, set the salary of the judges.". Polak charged that Puleo "even acknowledged to the assistant (Erie County) district attorney that you were not to be practicing there, but... (East Aurora Advertiser, NY)
Drinan, who was teaching a seminar on advanced legal ethics this semester, had taught at the Law Center since 1981. He was also a student at Georgetowns law school, receiving his Bachelor of Laws in 1949 and his Master of Laws in 1951. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
His classes on human rights law, constitutional law and legal ethics were routinely oversubscribed. Though I had met him before his days in Congress, when he served as dean of Boston College Law School, it was at Georgetown Law that our friendship grew. (Washington Post)
Touro Law Center Dean Lawrence Raful, who teaches legal ethics, said lawyers -- like anyone -- can be led into temptation by alcohol, drug and gambling problems. So he said he now devotes an entire two-hour class to rules for handling client money -- a subject that a decade ago he breezed through in 20 minutes. (Newsday)
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"A lot of the problems associated with the tobacco settlement aren't here," Ciolino, who teaches legal ethics at the New Orleans law school. Scruggs, working with then-Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore, played a key role in securing a $250 billion settlement with tobacco companies a decade ago. (Law.com)
Stimson's remarks were "insidious and vile,'' striking at "the heart of the Anglo-American jurisprudential system,'' said Los Angeles attorney Diane Karpman, who represents lawyers in disciplinary cases and writes a legal ethics column for the monthly State Bar Journal. But, she added, "I don't see where this fits squarely into one of our very formalistic rules.'' Stimson, the deputy defense secretary in charge of detainee affairs, said in a radio interview Jan. 11 that he was shocked to see... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Legal ethics rules require such representation because co-defendants in these cases can and often do have competing interests. This often happens when one defendant enters into a plea bargain and agrees to testify against a co-defendant. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
It requires that the market be a level playing field - a possibility only if all participants abide by legal ethics ... Also, it would be beneficial to teach legal ethics at law colleges or law schools, and to elevate the ethical standards of the legal profession generally, but no law college teaches legal ethics at the present and just a few hours are allocated to it at the Judicial Research and Training Institute ... It is encouraging that at the end of 2006 the Lawyers Act was revised to... (Korea Herald, Korea)
"We have a senior government official suggesting that representing these people somehow compromises American interests, and he even names the firms, giving a target to corporate America.". Stimson made his remarks in an interview Thursday with Federal News Radio, a local Washington-based station aimed at an audience of government employees. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
The comments by Charles D. Stimson, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, produced an instant torrent of anger from lawyers, legal ethics specialists and bar association officials, who said Friday that his comments were repellent and displayed an ignorance of the duties of lawyers to represent people in legal trouble. This is prejudicial to the administration of justice,; said Stephen Gillers, a law professor at New York University and an authority on legal ethics. (Herald-Tribune)
After discussion with a legal ethics expert, Pike decided the state agency s terms did not allow his team to effectively represent Selenski against charges he strangled Michael J. Kerkowski and Tammy Fassett in 2002. Selenski needs unfettered access to his lawyers, Pike said. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Taken together, these rules constitute what legal scholars and sociologists call a system of legal ethics. This, in other words, is the way in which German driving operates. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The report comes amid heightened scrutiny of business and legal ethics ... Stephen Gillers, a legal ethics professor at New York University not associated with the study, said ethics training at most U.S. law schools ``is sufficient for a legal education. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Despite what some legal ethics scholars describe as blatant conflicts and misconduct warranting the judges' removal, much of Nevada's legal community responded with nonchalance. On the upside, 2006 saw the conclusion to the County Commission trial, with former Commissioners Dario Herrera and Mary Kincaid-Chauncey both headed to prison for accepting bribes from Michael Galardi. (Las Vegas Sun)
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