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SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION AND ALLOCATION OF AUTHORITY

ADMISSIONS – lawyer not admitted in Illinois may not practice there regularly

TRIAL CONDUCT – Lawyers sanctioned for bad-faith conduct

CANDOR TOWARD TRIBUNALS – lawyer suspended for falsifying bankruptcy petition

PROSECUTORS – former assistant U.S. attorney is disbarred

Recusal - The Affordable Care Act or Obamacare

JURY NULLIFICATION – government lawyer claims jury nullification proponent is a threat, AP reports

ADVERTISING and SOLICITATION - Group Coupons

PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT – crime victim - plea negotiations - veto power by the prosecutor

Admissions - online degree

UPL - India - Foreign Lawyers may advise but not practice Litigation or Non Lit law there

DISBARMENT – Bribing Judge - Permanent Disbarment

MISCONDUCT – former partner's failure to pay income taxes

CONFLICT of INTEREST – affair with husband of firm’s divorce client

INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL - POST-CONVICTION RELIEF

Malpractice - alchohol on lawyer's breath

BAR ADMISSION – GA High Court

MISCONDUCT – SEC free to enact state disciplinary rules

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Lawyer-Client Relationship

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST – state attorney’s role

PROSECUTOR CONDUCT . . . UNBECOMING? – book by Casey Anthony Prosecutor

MISCONDUCT – lawyer sanctioned, guardianship case

COMMUNICATION WITH PERSON REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL

Federal Court - LegalZoom.com class action

Out-of-state firm delivering legal services to OH residents

MISCONDUCT - White House staff lawyer suspended for shoplifting

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST – attorney fees denied

PROSECUTORS – prosecutor is afforded absolute immunity

OBLIGATIONS TO THIRD PERSONS – ABA opinion permits a lawyer to help a client prepare to talk with represented opponent.

UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW (UPL) – Virginia bar ethics committee

Malpractice - Fraud - Emotional Distress - Misappropriating Funds

LegalZoom - unauthorized practice of Law?

Conflicts of Interest - Subsequent Litigation

Asperger's Syndrome - Mitigating Factor when imposing Sanctions?

IMMUNITY AND PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT

CONFIDENTIALITY - California's attorney-client privilege

PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT – Will a contempt ruling be vacated?

SUBSTANCE ABUSE – assistant DA with high blood alcohol settles

ADMISSIONS – Minnesota Bar Exam

ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION – ban on soliciting accident victims

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST – attorney suing a current client for fees

CONFIDENTIALITY – counsel for litigant is taken off case

Corporate Counsel – in-house lawyers prevail in judgment under SOX

UPL - MA Supreme Judicial Court - Real Estate Settlements

MISCONDUCT – NY - Duty to Report Professional Misconduct

CORPORATE COUNSEL - Plaintiff against Former Client

PROSECUTORS – Absolute Prosecutorial Immunity

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST – co-counsel taking over representation

CORPORATE COUNSEL - employment agreements

FEES - reasonableness of attorney's fees determined by trial court

MISCONDUCT - State's Rule Prohibiting Gender Bias

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - Cases handled by Law Clerk

CANDOR TOWARD THE TRIBUNAL – Lawyer’s Duty

CRIMINAL CONDUCT – Undercover Drug Buy

Obligations to Third Persons - First Amendment Protection

Lawyer Fees Reduced on Whistleblower Claim

CONDUCT PREJUDICIAL TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

CONFIDENTIALITY Waived

CRIMINAL CONDUCT – WA court upholds disciplinary rule

Misconduct - Attorney-Client Sex

Moral Turpitude - Attorney dishonesty - tax evasion

Attorney Responsibility - untrustworthy paralegal

CORPORATE COUNSEL - In house counsel's bar status

Model Rules Applied

Competence - legal advice

BAR REGULATION – FTC

Conflicts of Interest - Ethics

MISCONDUCT - LA lawyer permanently disbarred

ATTORNEY REFERRAL-FEES-PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP – Staged Birthday Party

CORPORATE COUNSEL – Memo Use from Outside Counsel

LEGAL SERVICES - Provided Exclusively via Internet

ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT – Social Networking Pages

FEES - Portion Must Be Given to Victim of Client's Fraudulent Activity

CORPORATE COUNSEL – lack of privilege for communications

MALPRACTICE – in civil rights suit

CONFIDENTIALITY - Defense Lawyer and Prosecutor

REINSTATEMENT – court reverses itself

DISHONESTY – lying lawyer suspended

GOVERNMENT LAWYERS – matters delegated to private attorneys

DEFENSE COUNSEL – sanctioned

CORPORATE COUNSEL – arbitration award void

Attorney-Client Privilege Claim Denied

Misconduct with Female Inmate

Whistleblower statute and In-house Lawyer

Nonrefunable Fees

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

FEES

CONFIDENTIALITY - attorney client relationship

MISCONDUCT

MORAL TURPITUDE

CORPORATE COUNSEL

CONFIDENTIALITY

MALPRACTICE