FTC to update investigations, attorney misconduct allegations 
Published: January 26, 2012
Tags: attorney misconduct, e-discovery, electronic discovery, Federal Trade Commission, FTC
The Federal Trade Commission plans to both update its investigative process and clarify how it handles allegations of attorney misconduct, the agency has announced, seeking public comment on both issues.
Blogging lawyer disciplined
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: October 24, 2011
Tags: attorney advertising, attorney misconduct, client confidentiality, First Amendment, Virginia
A Virginia State Bar discipline committee rejected First Amendment defenses last week to find misconduct by a lawyer who wrote about his cases on the Internet without client consent and without a disclaimer saying case results may vary.
Texas lawyers reject ban on sex with clients
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 3, 2011
Tags: attorney misconduct, ethics
A proposed ethics rule that would have prohibited sex with clients was rejected by Texas attorneys.
Sex with clients: N.H. attorney publicly censured, Texas considers ban
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: October 14, 2010
Tags: attorney misconduct, ethics
A family law attorney who engaged in a sexual relationship with a client he represented in a divorce proceeding should be publicly censured, the New Hampshire Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee has determined.
Attorney gets three-year suspension for affair with client’s wife
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: September 21, 2010
Tags: attorney misconduct, ethics
A lawyer who engaged in a sexual relationship with the wife of a client he was representing in a divorce proceeding should be suspended for three years and pay restitution to his former client, the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ruled.
Attorney can’t be sanctioned for arbitration misconduct
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 17, 2010
Tags: arbitration, attorney misconduct, bad faith, Sanctions
A federal court lacked the authority to sanction an attorney for alleged misconduct during the course of a private arbitration proceeding, the 5th Circuit has ruled vacating a $10,000 penalty.
Sex with client’s wife per se ethical violation
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: September 17, 2010
Tags: attorney misconduct, ethics
A lawyer’s affair with his client’s wife is a per se violation of the state’s ethical rules, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled.
Ethics: When must an attorney report another lawyer’s misconduct?
By:
W. William Hodes
Published: August 25, 2010
Tags: attorney misconduct, ethics
The law of lawyering has long imposed upon each lawyer an affirmative and enforceable professional duty to help self-police the profession. Columnist W. William Hodes takes a closer look at when a lawyer should report another lawyer’s misconduct.
Lawyer misconduct rises with foreclosure record
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 15, 2010
Tags: attorney misconduct, foreclosure
Many thousands of homeowners authorities allege have been taken in by unscrupulous or incompetent loan modification attorneys who rushed into a burgeoning legal niche: helping financially struggling homeowners re-negotiate their mortgages. Ripoffs of homeowners have become so commonplace that state bar associations from Florida to Arizona are warning their members of the many ethical pitfalls awaiting those who exploit the mortgage crisis.
Bankruptcy court can suspend attorney
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 30, 2009
Tags: attorney misconduct
A bankruptcy court has the inherent power to suspend an attorney for bad faith and willful misconduct, the 9th Circuit has ruled.
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