#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I mediate a dispute about ownership of a company and then appear as counsel in a related dispute about the same company?
A TX lawyer mediated a dispute between a sister and brother over part ownership of an investment company. Later, an Investor sued the sister in a separate litigation, claiming that the terms of the settlement with the brother in the first litigation constituted a misuse of company assets. The ... (cont.)
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a suspended lawyer receive unethical referral fees in return for #Thanksgiving Dinner?
A CT attorney was suspended in 2017 after a conviction related to his participation in a client’s securities fraud. While suspended, he referred new cases to his father-in-law (also a lawyer) in return for a referral fee. He claimed this was justified by a prior CT Bar Association opinion that was easily distinguishable (it permitted collection... (cont.)
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Is loyalty to a president worth your career? Lindsay Halligan's rush to indict James Comey and Letitia James, despite no criminal trial experience, is unraveling in court, with judges citing misconduct and incompetence. These ethics violations may cost her law license. Read the full analysis: https://www.alternet.org/lindsay-halligan-incompetent/ #LegalEthics #TrumpEffect
#LegalEthics Tidbit: If I get caught filing #AI hallucinations, should I get in my time machine and check my prior filings in other cases?
In April 2025, a MD lawyer submitted a filing in D. Md. in which “nearly every citation contained an error.” He withdrew the filing and in May 2025 told the court he had implemented new protocols to ensure that the “exclusive reliance upon #artificialintelligence in our briefing is now prohibited.” ... (cont.)
#LegalEthics Tidbit: If I don’t’ show up for a hearing, did I commit misconduct in the “immediate view or presence” of the court?
A WY attorney had two morning hearings at nearly the same time. Instead of filing a motion to continue or informing the court of a potential conflict, he hoped for the best and showed up about 45 minutes late for the second hearing. The second hearing judge found him in direct criminal contempt because the misconduct ... (cont.)
Carrie A. Syme, a former trial attorney, wrote in a March farewell that the “current incarnation” of the #DOJ “defines ‘justice’ in a way that I do not recognize.” She pleaded with the remaining staff to remember that “the vast majority of DOJ attorneys are people of good will who are trying to maintain a true sense of justice.”
Contributors describe collapsing #ethics, corrosive pressure, & a #toxic workplace. Executive Director Stacey Young said in a statement that staff are “being asked to put loyalty to the president over the #Constitution, the rule of #law, & their professional ethical obligations.”
#LegalEthics Tidbit: If my firm issues an #AI policy, are we done or do we need to get it acknowledged?
An GA firm lawyer litigating in AL filed a brief with some hallucinated citations. When the judge observed that the cases didn’t support her position, she “doubled down, tripled down, and quadrupled down on arguments unsupported by the authorities cited.” When the judge finally asked if #artificialintelligence was used, she initially falsely answered "no." The judge ... (cont.)
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I continue to represent a couple in a personal injury case if they are getting a divorce?
An IL attorney was retained by a man who was in a bad car accident. The Attorney also represented the man’s wife in a derivative loss of consortium claim. About a month after the attorney filed a personal injury case against the other driver on behalf of both clients, the couple (through other attorneys) initiated divorce ... (cont.)
Sen #MarkKelly has responded to the #Pentagon / #Hegseth / #Trump threat.
FYI Reuters has corrected the story to say #JamesComey's case was dismissed because #LindseyHalligan was illegally appointed by #Trump. It also corrected the name of the judge. So it wasn’t dismissed by 2 different judges after all.
Here is the court order dismissing the indictments →
#LetitiaJames #LegalEthics #DOJ #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
The ruling is an embarrassing rebuke for #LindseyHalligan, a close #Trump ally who took over the investigation as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia despite having no previous prosecutorial experience. Halligan, a former Trump personal lawyer, appeared alone before the grand jury after no career prosecutors agreed to sign on to the case.
#JamesComey #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff in Alexandria, Virginia, determined the indictment brought against #JamesComey in September was invalid because the grand jury that approved the charges had not seen the final version of the document.
[Comey indictment now dismissed by 2 judges!]
US judge tosses case against ex-FBI chief Comey, rebuking #Trump prosecutor
A US judge on Monday tossed out criminal charges against former #FBI Director #JamesComey based on a procedural error, an extraordinary setback for the DOJ in a case Trump called for as part of a revenge campaign against perceived political enemies.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-tosses-case-against-ex-fbi-chief-comey-rebuking-trump-prosecutor-2025-11-24/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
The rulings from US District Cameron McGowan Currie amount to a stunning rebuke of the #Trump admin’s efforts to target Trump’s political opponents as well as its legal maneuvering to hastily install a loyalist prosecutor willing to file the cases.
The orders make #LindseyHalligan just the latest Trump admin prosecutor to be disqualified because of the manner in which they were appointed.
#LetitiaJames #JamesComey #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/comey-james-justice-department-5ec1a59d152bc1fd000ade15e20745b5?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-24-Breaking+News
Sen #MarkKelly, told troops “you can refuse illegal orders” & other lawmakers said that they needed troops to “stand up for our laws...our Constitution.”
#law #MilitaryLaw #LegalEthics #FreeSpeech #RevengePolitics #Trump
“A thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures,” the statement said.
In the video that was posted last Tuesday, #MarkKelly was 1 of 6 lawmakers who served in the #military or #intelligence community to speak “directly to members of the military.”
#law #MilitaryLaw #LegalEthics #Trump #RevengePolitics #FreeSpeech
It is extraordinary for the #Pentagon, which until the 2nd #Trump term has usually gone out of its way to act & appear apolitical, to directly #threaten a sitting member of #Congress with investigation.
In its statement, the Pentagon suggested that Kelly’s statements in the video interfered with the “loyalty, morale, or good order & discipline of the armed forces” by citing the federal #law that prohibits such actions.
The #Pentagon’s statement, which was posted on social media on Monday, cited a federal #law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court-martial or other measures. Sen #MarkKelly served in the US #Navy as a fighter pilot before going on to become an #astronaut. He retired at the rank of captain.
The #Pentagon says it is investigating #Democratic Senator & former astronaut #MarkKelly of Arizona for possible breaches of #military #law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for US troops to refuse unlawful orders - which happens to be required by military law. Ridiculous.
#Trump #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-mark-kelly-troop-investigation-4882f76b05dcdfa3060c284c2c84dd12?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-24-Breaking+News
