Lawyer suspended for sending threatening e-mails 
Published: November 13, 2012
Tags: lawyer discipline, Rules of Professional Conduct
A lawyer violated professional rules of conduct by sending threatening e-mails to several individuals after the multimillion dollar settlement of his wife’s lawsuit against her former employer, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in imposing a 90-day suspension.
Lawyer can’t represent victim and perpetrator
Published: November 9, 2012
Tags: lawyer discipline, Rules of Professional Conduct
An attorney cannot represent both the victim and the perpetrator of a crime, regardless of whether they consent, the North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled in disciplining the lawyer.
Lawyer disciplined for sharing his e-signature
Published: October 18, 2012
Tags: lawyer discipline
A lawyer violated a disciplinary rule when he shared his electronic signature and attorney registration number with an out-of-state law firm that he was affiliated with, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.
Lawyers assigned by insurer must keep client informed
Published: October 18, 2012
Tags: lawyer discipline, mediation, medical malpractice
Lawyers who provided a defense under a medical malpractice policy should have advised the insured of an impending settlement, even though the policy did not contain a “consent to settle” clause, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled in an attorney discipline case.
Lawyer receives suspension for petit larceny
Published: October 11, 2012
Tags: lawyer discipline, suspension
A 90-day suspension is the appropriate sanction for a lawyer who pleaded guilty to petit larceny, the D.C. Court of Appeals has ruled in approving a negotiated sanction.
Lawyer’s website must reflect actual practice
Published: September 11, 2012
Tags: arbitration, consumer protection, lawyer discipline, Legal Malpractice Monitor, Rules of Professional Conduct
A lawyer misled the public in violation of professional rules of conduct by indicating on his website that the lawyers affiliated with his firm focused on one area of practice when in fact they practiced in multiple areas, a Virginia trial court has ruled.
Va. defense lawyer disciplined for one-minute call from plaintiff
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: July 3, 2012
Tags: ethics, lawyer discipline, legal malpractice, Legal Malpractice Monitor
A defense lawyer has been disciplined by the Virginia State Bar for a one-minute phone call from a misguided plaintiff in a medical malpractice case.
Suits pile up in ‘weird’ case of suspended Alabama lawyer
Published: June 22, 2012
Tags: lawyer discipline, legal malpractice, negligent supervision
It’s ten malpractice suits and counting against a suspended Alabama attorney and the firm that used to employ him in what one plaintiff’s lawyer said is the strangest case he’s ever encountered.
Ex-attorney may be barred from working as mediator
Published: June 7, 2012
Tags: lawyer discipline, mediation
A former attorney who had resigned from the practice of law as a disciplinary sanction may be prohibited from working as a mediator, Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled.
Contingent fee contract draws discipline from state bar
Published: February 2, 2012
Tags: attorney fees, contingent fee, lawyer discipline, Rules of Professional Conduct
A Virginia lawyer has been admonished by the state bar for demanding a contingency fee from a client for non-monetary relief.
A three-judge panel imposed the public admonition on Thomas H. Roberts, saying they were concerned the fee agreement presented the possibility of a fee “adverse to the client.”
