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Attorney Ethics
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Jun

Ethics Committee Says it’s OK for a Judge to Tweet

June 1, 2017
In a recent opinion, the Massachusetts Committee on Judicial Ethics ruled that a judge may ethically maintain...
24
May

ABA Issues Major Ethics Opinion on Unencrypted Email and Other Electronic Communications

May 24, 2017
In a major new ethics opinion, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional...
23
Jul

NJ Supreme Court Declines to Discipline Lawyer Unable to Completely Remove Offending Blog Post From the Internet

July 23, 2016
Jay Jason Chatarpau, Esq., a New Jersey employment discrimination attorney, represented Rameena Khan in a...
07
Jun

Attorney Liable to Non-Client Beneficiary of Will for Legal Malpractice

June 7, 2016
The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled that an attorney who drafted a client’s Last Will...
01
Jun

New Jersey State Bar Warns of Lawyers’ Continued Misuse of Ads Mentioning “Super Lawyers,” “Best Lawyers” and the Like

June 1, 2016
Attorney advertising that mentions awards, honors, and accolades such as “Super Lawyers,” “Best Lawyers,” “Superior...
24
May

NJ Supreme Court Rules Non-Lawyers Who Assist In Medicaid Planning Are Engaged In The Unauthorized Practice of Law

May 24, 2016
The Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, appointed by the Supreme Court of New...
14
Mar

NJ Attorney Suspended for Arranging Improper Loan from Elderly Widow

March 14, 2016
In order to protect the public and and guard against elder abuse by lawyers, the...
22
Jan

Lawyer Awarded $350,000 Based On Negative Online Reviews Posted By Former Client

January 22, 2016
A Florida appeals court upheld a judgment of $350,000 in a lawsuit filed by a...
26
Oct

Attorney Who Prepares Mortgage Is Not Liable For Misrepresentations Contained In Mortgage

October 26, 2015
After plaintiffs lost the money they had invested in what turned out to be a...
28
Mar

Ethics Rules Clarified for NY Lawyers Who Use LinkedIn

March 28, 2015
On March 10, 2015, the New York County Lawyers Association (“NYCLA”) weighed in on the...
10
Mar

Virginia Lawyer Who Bungled Client’s Will Liable to Will Beneficiaries, While Claims Filed by Trust Beneficiaries against Florida Lawyer Dismissed

March 10, 2015
As a general rule, an attorney hired to prepare a will or trust for a...
04
Feb

‘Friending’ on Facebook Leads to Ethics Charges Against Two NJ Lawyers

February 4, 2015
Plaintiffs John J. Robertelli and Gabriel Adamo, two New Jersey defense counsel charged with ethics...
16
Jan

Florida’s Supreme Court Bars Non-Lawyers From Engaging in Medicaid Planning

January 16, 2015
Florida’s Supreme Court ruled that non-lawyers who engage in various Medicaid planning activities are engaging...
18
Oct

NJ Supreme Court Allows Use Of Judicial Quotes In Lawyer Ads And Websites

October 18, 2014
REVISED ATTORNEY ADVERTISING GUIDELINE 3 ATTORNEY ADVERTISEMENTS: USE OF QUOTATIONS OR EXCERPTS FROM JUDICIAL OPINIONS...
10
Sep

Attorney Representation of Father and Sons in Estate Planning did not Constitute Conflict of Interest or Breach of Fiduciary Duty

September 10, 2014
In Salvemini v. Spector, 2013 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2942 (App. Div. Dec. 13, 2013),...
03
Sep

Lawyer Owes Duty to Explain Even Unambiguous Contract Terms so that Client will Understand

September 3, 2014
A court of appeals in New Jersey reinstated a legal malpractice lawsuit, finding that the...
27
Aug

An Attorney’s Lack of Competence in E-Discovery Issues can Result in Ethical Violations

August 27, 2014
A recent ethics opinion from the California State Bar Association, Formal Opinion Interim No. 11-0004,...
12
Aug

Third Circuit Approves Complimentary Quotes from Judges in Ads by New Jersey Attorneys

August 12, 2014
In a case recently decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third...
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May

New ABA Ethics Opinion: Lawyers May Review Jurors’ Online Public Information, But Private Social Media is Off Limits

May 16, 2014
Trial lawyers must know where the ethical line is drawn between properly investigating jurors and...
13
Apr

Appeals Court Rules Lawyers Have A Constitutional Right to Blog About Their Cases

April 13, 2014
A California appeals court held that a trial court’s order directing a trial attorney to...
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