Category Archives: Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice

Massachusetts lawyer reprimanded after accidentally copying opposing counsel email to lawyer with plan to avoid judge’s call

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Massachusetts Board of Overseers Order imposing a reprimand on a lawyer who sent an email to another lawyer to evade a judge’s and accidentally copied opposing counsel.  … Continue reading

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Illinois Bar complaint alleges that lawyer demanded future pain damages for a client who he knew was no longer alive

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Complaint filed by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission against an Illinois lawyer who allegedly demanded future pain damages for client who he knew was deceased.  … Continue reading

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Arizona lawyer is suspended for 60 days for coaching client using chat function during virtual trial

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Arizona Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer 60 days for using the “chat” function on the GoToMeeting platform to coach his client in answering questions.  The case … Continue reading

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Florida lawyer arrested and disbarred for disparaging statements and accusations of judicial witchcraft

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order disbarring a lawyer for making disparaging statements and accusations regarding the judiciary and accusing judges of witchcraft.  The lawyer was also recently arrested … Continue reading

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U.S. District Court Judge enjoins Pennsylvania from enforcing Bar rule with broad lawyer anti-discrimination prohibitions

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent U.S. District Judge for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania’s opinion and preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of a disciplinary rule broadly prohibiting discrimination by lawyers as violative of … Continue reading

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ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 493 addresses Model Rule 8.4(g) prohibiting harassment and discrimination based upon, inter alia, race, sex, religion, national origin, and sexual orientation

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the (very) recent (July 15, 2020) American Bar Association Formal Opinion 493 titled “Model Rule 8.4(g): Purpose, Scope, and Application”, which provides guidance on application of the rule prohibiting harassment … Continue reading

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Ohio lawyer held in contempt and ordered to promise not to engage in disruptive conduct 25 times in “legible” handwriting

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent contempt order by an Ohio judge for a lawyer’s disruptive conduct which fined the lawyer $500.00 and required him to promise 25 times in “legible” handwriting not … Continue reading

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Tennessee lawyer disbarred for, inter alia, false and exaggerated time entries and making false statements in court under oath

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Tennessee Supreme Court opinion disbarring a lawyer for, inter alia, giving a false statement under oath, knowingly testifying falsely in a court proceeding, and seeking an unreasonable … Continue reading

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Ohio lawyer sentenced to 30 days in jail for pleading that “was an attempt to mislead the court, obstruct justice and prejudice the administration of justice”

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Court Order imposing a 30 day jail sentence on an Ohio lawyer, who is general counsel to Bowling Green State University (BGSU), for, inter alia, filing a … Continue reading

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Illinois disciplinary complaint alleges that lawyer lied about cancer to obtain delays in litigation and justify LSAT score

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Illinois disciplinary complaint that alleges that a lawyer falsely claimed that both he and a nonexistent son had stomach cancer in multiple false statements that began when … Continue reading

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