Legal Ethics & Professionalism

December 19, 2022

Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses Sanction Against Attorney for Attempting to Act for Interdict in a Temporary Interdiction Proceeding

Written by Steve Herman

December 19, 2022

In 368-Page Opinion, Northern District of Georgia Judge Strikes Defendant’s Answer and Sanctions Defense Counsel as “Willing Accomplices and Enablers” in Defendant’s Bad Faith and Contumacious Behavior

Written by Steve Herman

December 10, 2022

U.S. Fifth Circuit Finds Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(e) “Ambiguous” When Applied to Fee-Sharing Between Successive Attorneys

Written by Steve Herman

November 30, 2022

ABA Issues Formal Opinion on Reply-to-Alls Where Clients Are cc:d

Written by Steve Herman

November 29, 2022

W.D. Louisiana Judge Slams Texas Firm for Wave of Hurricane Laura Related Filings

Written by Steve Herman

November 29, 2022

The Mississippi Bar Finds It Unethical for an Attorney to “Approve” or “Agree to” His or Her Client’s Release

Written by Steve Herman

November 29, 2022

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Finds No Good Cause to Seal Documents Solely Because they Are Embarrassing to the Producing Party

Written by Steve Herman

November 29, 2022

Judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Sanctions Lawyer for Plagiarizing Her Opponent’s Brief

Written by Steve Herman

October 9, 2022

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Reverses Sanctions under Rule 11 and the FDCPA Against a Plaintiff’s Attorney Whom the District Court Felt Had “Set Up” the Defendant and Unnecessarily Prolonged the Litigation

Written by Steve Herman

October 9, 2022

In Legal Malpractice Case, California Court of Appeal Enforces Arbitration Agreement in Retainer with California Lawyer Even Though Another Lawyer Working on the Case Was Not Licensed in the State of California

Written by Steve Herman