Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension for trading on information learned as conflicts counsel

Home Daily News Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension… Ethics Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension for trading on information learned as conflicts counsel By Debra Cassens Weiss March 21, 2023, 2:47 pm CDT A former Cozen O’Connor attorney has agreed to a one-year suspension of his law license in Pennsylvania for using information that … Read more

Georgia lawyer who bragged of shutting down ‘stolen election shenanigans’ is found guilty in Jan. 6 case

Home Daily News Georgia lawyer who bragged of shutting down… Criminal Justice Georgia lawyer who bragged of shutting down ‘stolen election shenanigans’ is found guilty in Jan. 6 case By Debra Cassens Weiss March 21, 2023, 9:21 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., found a Georgia criminal defense lawyer guilty … Read more

First lawyer who advised Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson should face ethics probe, group tells regulators

Home Daily News First lawyer who advised Jan. 6 witness Cassidy… Ethics First lawyer who advised Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson should face ethics probe, group tells regulators By Debra Cassens Weiss March 6, 2023, 3:51 pm CST Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testifies in summer 2022 … Read more

Taylor English partner screamed at opposing counsel, called her a ‘worthless human,’ sanctions motion claims

Home Daily News Taylor English partner screamed at opposing… Ethics Taylor English partner screamed at opposing counsel, called her a ‘worthless human,’ sanctions motion claims By Debra Cassens Weiss March 2, 2023, 11:55 am CST Updated: A federal judge in North Carolina has determined that a Taylor English partner engaged in “unacceptable, deplorable” conduct in … Read more

Judge tosses ethics case against Sidney Powell, citing ‘numerous defects’ in regulator’s exhibits

Home Daily News Judge tosses ethics case against Sidney Powell,… Ethics Judge tosses ethics case against Sidney Powell, citing ‘numerous defects’ in regulator’s exhibits By Debra Cassens Weiss February 24, 2023, 10:00 am CST State bar regulators have lost a bid to bring ethics charges against Sidney Powell. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) A judge in … Read more

Magistrate judge recommends ethics probe of Northwestern law prof, who sees ‘crock of nonsense’

Home Daily News Magistrate judge recommends ethics probe… Ethics Magistrate judge recommends ethics probe of Northwestern law prof, who sees ‘crock of nonsense’ By Debra Cassens Weiss February 16, 2023, 3:15 pm CST A professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is firing back after a federal magistrate judge said he should be … Read more

Lawyer faces ethics charges after his IT person accesses exiting employee’s personal emails

Home Daily News Lawyer faces ethics charges after his IT… Ethics Lawyer faces ethics charges after his IT person accesses exiting employee’s personal emails By Debra Cassens Weiss January 18, 2023, 10:19 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A Connecticut lawyer is accused in an ethics presentment of violating laws on unauthorized access to a computer … Read more

Defendant goes free after prosecutor allegedly lies about content of ‘venue?’ note

Home Daily News Defendant goes free after prosecutor allegedly… Criminal Justice Defendant goes free after prosecutor allegedly lies about content of ‘venue?’ note By Debra Cassens Weiss January 10, 2023, 3:21 pm CST Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty in October 2019. Moriarty has removed an assistant prosecutor from her cases after the assistant prosecutor trying … Read more

Lawyer is ‘shaken’ and ‘humiliated’ after her slur and obscenity are heard by others in Zoom hearing

Home Daily News Lawyer is ‘shaken’ and ‘humiliated’ after… Ethics Lawyer is ‘shaken’ and ‘humiliated’ after her slur and obscenity are heard by others in Zoom hearing By Debra Cassens Weiss January 9, 2023, 3:26 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. A Chicago lawyer accused of using a racial slur and an obscenity while unmuted on … Read more

Lawyer who cited ‘professional curiosity’ in child-porn case won’t acknowledge wrongdoing, referee says

Home Daily News Lawyer who cited ‘professional curiosity’… Ethics Lawyer who cited ‘professional curiosity’ in child-porn case won’t acknowledge wrongdoing, referee says By Debra Cassens Weiss January 5, 2023, 11:34 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A suburban Tampa, Florida, lawyer has been disbarred after a referee found that he refused to acknowledge wrongdoing, despite pleading … Read more