Licensee who sent attorney to hearing not in default for failure to appear
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Phishing with discipline notices; some lawyers are biting
Be careful what you click on. That’s the message the American Bar Association is giving to attorneys across the [...]
State discipline question hinges on marijuana status in federal law
Although Ohio is the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana, confusion has arisen in the state over whether some [...]
“Alarmingly high rates” of lawyer depression and drug/alcohol use reported
A new study, published in February of 2016 in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, claims to be the first research on the [...]
Attorneys move to discipline for workplace bias
Disciplinary action against lawyers would be expanded to address “workplace bias” by licensees, under a draft [...]
Don’t even study reciprocity anymore, Florida lawyers agree
Florida’s Bar Board of Governors has unanimously rejected admission by motion with or without reciprocity, according [...]
State bar let discipline slide while scrambling to fund $76 million building
The California State Bar improperly shrank its attorney discipline efforts while it spent $76.6 million for a new building [...]
Growing number of states permit foreign attorneys to practice
Citing the increase in the globalization of business, the New York State Office of Administration has issued a proposal to [...]
Suit tests board’s obligation to cover appointed member’s legal costs
It’s not commonplace for an appointed government official to sue a government body, but that is exactly what is [...]
Professional ads by mobile text? Florida says OK
The Florida Bar’s board of governors has given the green light for law firms to use cellphone text messages as a way [...]