Tag Archives: ABA Model Rule 8.4

May 12, 2012

Bizarro World Legal Ethics Update….

The most ridiculous defense ever worked. Don’t laugh. Continue reading →

Tagged as ABA Model Rule 3.1, ABA Model Rule 8.4, Bizarro World, criminal defense lawyers, Edward Smith, election fraud, frivolous defense, Julius Henson, juries, zealous representation

May 11, 2012

Criminal Defense Ethics: The Aneurysm-Inducing Argument

A ridiculous defense argument in a Maryland election fraud case shows how difficult criminal defense work is…and how ethically perilous. Continue reading →

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Filed under Character, Law & Law Enforcement

Tagged as ABA Model Rule 1.2, ABA Model Rule 3.1, ABA Model Rule 3.3, ABA Model Rule 3.4, ABA Model Rule 8.4, Bizarro World, criminal defense lawyers, Edward Smith, election fraud, frivolous defense, Julius Henson, robocalls, voter suppression, zealous representation

February 10, 2012

The Legal Profession’s Muddled Standard For “Fitness To Practice”

The legal profession’s standard for discipline is incomprehensible. Continue reading →

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Filed under Character, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions

Tagged as ABA Model Rule 8.4, domestic abuse, fitness to practice, Harry Connick, John Edwards, lawyers, moral turpitude, New Jersey, New York, Rule 8.4, Sr. Daniel Bibb

March 16, 2011

I’m Worried About “The Good Wife”

“The Good Wife” seems to be getting more cavalier with its ethics breaches, a disappointing trend. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Law & Law Enforcement, Popular Culture, Professions

Tagged as " ABA Model Rule 5.3, "A Civil Action", "Harry's Law", "The Defenders", "The Good Wife", "The Hollywood Lawyer Fallacy", ABA Model Rule 1.2, ABA Model Rule 8.3, ABA Model Rule 8.4, Alicia Florrick, discovery abuse, dishonesty, duty to relay settlement offers to the client, ethics, legal ethics, mandatory reporting, private investigators, prosecutorial misconduct

January 31, 2011

Now THIS is Incivility!

Another in a continuing series. Continue reading →

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Filed under Etiquette and manners, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions

Tagged as "fighting words", ABA Model Rule 8.4, baldness, civility, dignity, fighting, insults, lawyers, legal ethics, Michael Rausch, New Jersey, professionalism, violence

January 18, 2011

Dishonest Excuse of the Month

Is dropping his trousers to counsel two troubled youths unethical for a lawyer who lies about it later? Continue reading →

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Filed under Ethics Quotes, Gender and Sex, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions

Tagged as ABA Model Rule 8.4, counseling, excuses, indecent exposure, legal ethics, lies, Ohio, professional misconduct, Thomas Walkley

September 29, 2010

“The Good Wife” Ethics, Season #2: Alicia, Kalinda, and Pretexting

In “Taking Control,” Kalinda (the beautiful, brilliant and innovative investigator, played by Archie Punjabi, who is employed by Alicia’s law firm) tracks down a witness by a phone ruse, lying to a series of restaurant owners by pretending to be the witness and persuading them to read her the witness’s address. While anyone who was a fan of “The Rockford Files” or any other TV show about private investigators wouldn’t blink at this conduct, someone in the employ of a lawyer and under a lawyer’s supervision is prohibited from engaging in this kind of deception. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Law & Law Enforcement, Popular Culture, Professions

Tagged as " ABA Model Rule 5.3, "The Good Wife", "The Rockford Files, "The Verdict", ABA Model Rule 8.4, agents, deceit, ethics, fairness, fraud, Graham-Leach-Briley Act, investigations, Julianna Margulies, legal ethics, lies, misrepresentation, non-legal assistants, Perry Mason, pretexting, private investigators, supervision, training

September 22, 2010

Is “Have a Nice Day, You Piece of Shit!” An Unethical Goodbye?

An ethics complaint has been filed against an Illinois attorney who, as he left a courtroom, bid farewell to his opposing party with the words, “Have a nice day, you piece of shit!” Continue reading →

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Filed under Daily Life, Etiquette and manners, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions

Tagged as ABA Model Rule 4.4, ABA Model Rule 8.4, civility, discipline, ethics, Illinois, insults, justice, legal ethics, professionalism, respect, rudeness, Rules of Professional Conduct

September 8, 2010

Possessed Lawyer Ethics

Is it unethical for a lawyer to claim she is possessed by a client’s dead wife? This question has been puzzling professional responsibility experts for decades. Continue reading →

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Filed under U.S. Society

Tagged as "Ghost", "The Exorcist, ABA Model Rule 1.5, ABA Model Rule 1.8, ABA Model Rule 5.5, ABA Model Rule 8.4, accountability, Arizona, autonomy, channeling, Charna Johnson, demonic possession, fairness, honesty, informed consent, lawyer discipline, legal ethics, Linda Balir, Pazuzu, responsibility, Rules of Professional Conduct, sexual relations with clients, unauthorized practice of law, Whoopi Goldberg

August 25, 2010

Unethical To Be Too “Hard-Working”

When you bill more than 24 hours in a day, that’s a red flag… Continue reading →

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Filed under Law & Law Enforcement, Professions

Tagged as ABA Model Rule 1.5, ABA Model Rule 8.4, deceit, diligence, dishonesty, excessive fees, fraud, Kristin Stahlbush, legal ethics, misrepresentation, Ohio, over-billing

Tag Archives: ABA Model Rule 8.4

Bizarro World Legal Ethics Update….

Criminal Defense Ethics: The Aneurysm-Inducing Argument

The Legal Profession’s Muddled Standard For “Fitness To Practice”

I’m Worried About “The Good Wife”

Now THIS is Incivility!

Dishonest Excuse of the Month

“The Good Wife” Ethics, Season #2: Alicia, Kalinda, and Pretexting

Is “Have a Nice Day, You Piece of Shit!” An Unethical Goodbye?

Unethical To Be Too “Hard-Working”

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