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A "Deformed Ethical Compass"
Posted on February 25, 2009So says the Houston Chronicle about Judge Sharon Keller in this editorial, which calls for Judge Keller's removal from the bench. You can find additional links about Judge Keller here.P.S. And if anyone needs additional evidence that electing judges is...
US District Judge Sam Kent Resigns in Plea Deal in Sex Case
Posted on February 24, 2009I practiced in Houston for many years, and had a few cases in his court, and yet had not heard a thing about this whole ugly mess. The plea was in connection with obstruction of justice. He may still keep...
How bad is it for lawyers? CLE on "An Introduction to Carbon Markets for Lawyers"!
Posted on February 24, 2009In the spirit of Andy's recent post, the title of this CLE caught my eye. I know that times are bad for lawyers, but for goodness sake, we've not been reduced to commodities, have we?
Hricik, Lubet Subject to Discipline?
Posted on February 24, 2009Talk about timing... below I posted a piece about Judge Kent resigning, and Steven Lubet (go Wildcats!) pointed to his earlier piece in the Greenbag about Judge Kent.Then I came across this article, reciting instances where lawyers have been disciplined...
2009 SALT Salary Survey
Posted on February 23, 2009Here is the newest law professor salary survey. Normally, the information appeals to prurient interests (especially the Harvard figures), but these numbers will be worth tracking over the next couple of years to see how the economic chaos affects law...
An Imminent Surge in Legal Malpractice Claims?
Posted on February 23, 2009So says this law.com story, which suggests that a surge is coming due to the sagging economy. I know many readers of this blog litigate malpractice claims or serve as experts in them. Any early signs of an increase?
A Real Gas of a Case
Posted on February 23, 2009This complaint really has nothing to do with legal ethics, but it is too funny not to post. It involves a trademark dispute between the makers of an iphone application called "ifart," which apparently simulates various types of flatulence, and...
Biglaw lawyer makes "noisy withdrawal" to SEC
Posted on February 20, 2009Story here. And here. Heaven help the lawyer whose client (allegedly) turns out to be a ponzi scheme.
Loose lips sink ships
Posted on February 20, 2009The blawgosphere is buzzing with this story about a biglaw partner who revealed his firm's layoff plans by openly discussing them on the phone while on a commuter train. These things do happen, and perhaps the example will serve as...
More on Metadata
Posted on February 20, 2009Andy and I have written and talked extensively about metadata, the 'hidden' information that often accompanies word files. It can show when a document was created, when it was revised, who authored it, and, in some instances, show the revisions...
Judicial Opinions Affected by Campaign Contributions? Shocking! (Not)
Posted on February 20, 2009Two political scientists recently found that, in states that elect their supreme court judges through a partisan process, there is a strong link between the sources of the monetary contributions that the judges receive and how the judges decide their...
The Duty to Avoid Wrongful Convictions: A Thought Experiment in the Regulation of Prosecutors
Posted on February 20, 2009That's the title of a new article by Fordham's Bruce Green and San Diego's Fred Zacharias. In light of the recently revised Model Rule 3.8 and various scandals involving wrongful prosecutions and convictions, the article is certainly timely. Here's the...
Speaking of Elected State Court Judges...
Posted on February 20, 2009A few hours after I raised concerns about whether elected state court judges can adequately protect the rights of unpopular parties, my colleague, Gabe Teninbaum, sent me this link. It's a story about judicial misconduct charges against the notoriously pro-execution...
Against Professionalism?
Posted on February 19, 2009Temple law prof Richard Greenstein has posted his new paper, Against Professionalism. (HT: Solum) Judging from the abstract, it looks like a must-read for the legal ethics crowd: In this article I argue that when an "occupation" becomes a "profession,"...
Law School Hiring: Congeniality or Geniality as the Test?
Posted on February 18, 2009This is slightly off topic, but fascinating, discussion about law faculty hiring decisions. For those of you outside academia in private practice, it probably is pretty jarring.
Wiki Brief update
Posted on February 17, 2009The copyright blog has an update, here. The sky is not falling: UPL is not running rampant.
The Stimulus Package Didn't Change Things over the Weekend
Posted on February 16, 2009On Friday I posted a series of articles about law firms in this economy. There's an interesting piece here in the American Lawyer describing the "crunch" that may occur when existing lawyers stop voluntarily leaving at the historic pace and...
Why the proposed 1.10 revisions give me pause . . .
Posted on February 16, 2009I'm on the fence regarding the proposed revisions to Rule 1.10, and at the ABA's mid-year meeting I heard both Larry Fox (opposing the revisions) and Bob Mundheim (supporting the revisions) make their respective cases persuasively. One passage from the...
The New Model Rule 1.10
Posted on February 16, 2009Here is the text of the Rule as it was adopted this afternoon. If you missed the debate and would like to watch it, the ABA will be posting it here starting Tuesday morning. If you would prefer a brief...
Live Webcast of Model Rule 1.10 Deliberations
Posted on February 15, 2009On Monday, February 16th, the ABA will webcast its deliberations concerning the proposed amendment to Model Rule 1.10. The link to the webcast is here. The ABA's Center for Professional Responsibility has posted numerous resources related to the proposal...
Prosecutors in Senator Stevens Case Held in Contempt
Posted on February 14, 2009District Judge Emmet Sullivan found three DOJ lawyers in contempt. There's a lot of coverage: articles here, here, and here. I haven't been following this, but the latter one reports that one of the FBI agents involved wore a skirt...
Layoffs, salary cuts, and corruption. Have a nice day!
Posted on February 13, 2009800 Lawyer Layoffs. Read that bad news here.Associate salaries cut at Wolf Block. That one's here.Clifford Chance reducing redundant associates. Here.Corrupt PA Judges Plead Guilty. Yes, that bad news is here.But, on there is a small bright side.
What would it mean to be the #1 law school for ethics?
Posted on February 12, 2009I'm at the ABA's mid-year meeting in Boston, and today I learned that some legal ethics types have been talking with Bob Morse of U.S. News about the possibility of adding an "ethics" component to the law school rankings. It...
Ohio Firm with Initials J D (not necessarily in that order) Settles TM Suit
Posted on February 12, 2009As noted below, a firm with the initials JD, origins in Ohio, had sued a real estate firm for linking to its web site. The case settled, according to this report. I used to respect that firm. I never will...
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Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...
How to evict a roommate?
First, in most jurisdictions "self-help" is not a remedy available to any party ...
I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
This has happened 3 or 4 times a month now- they have turned the electric off 2 days consecutively, the water off about 9 or 10 times now, and our heat has broken 5 times (once it would not shut off, and we were forced t
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