October 2022 LEMR FEATURED ARTICLE The Business Interests of Judicial Spouses Over the past several years an increasing number of commentators have begun to question the propriety of Ginni Thomas’s political and business activities in situations where her husband, United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, might be involved in hearing cases related to these […]
Contents FEATURE ARTICLE: The Business Interests of Judicial Spouses OLD AUTHORITY: A Reminder Re: Judicial Impartiality ETHICS & MALPRACTICE RESEARCH TIP: New Articles from The Current Index of Legal Periodicals BLAST FROM THE PAST: Charles Dickens’s Cynical View of Legal Ethics EDITED BY: Professor Mike Hoeflich PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC October 31, […]
September 2022 LEMR FEATURED ARTICLE Are Lawyers “Enablers”? This month, David Enrich released a book called Servants of the Damned: Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump, and the Corruption of Justice. Enrich, who is The New York Times’ Business Investigations Editor, has produced a somewhat sensational account of the growing political and economic power of America’s […]
Contents FEATURE ARTICLE: Are Lawyers “Enablers”? OLD AUTHORITY: Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s “Notes for a Law Lecture” ETHICS & MALPRACTICE RESEARCH TIP: Current Articles from St. Mary’s Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics BLAST FROM THE PAST: Excerpt from B. Fenner, Raising the Veil; or Scenes in the Court Bar EDITED BY: Professor Mike Hoeflich […]
Contents FEATURE ARTICLE: Legal Ethics & Cryptocurrency NEW AUTHORITY: Smartphone Redux ETHICS & MALPRACTICE RESEARCH TIP: New Articles Drawn from The Current Index of Legal Periodicals BLAST FROM THE PAST: Excerpt from Bolte, Ethics for Success at the Bar EDITED BY: Professor Mike Hoeflich PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC View or Download the PDF […]
August 2022 LEMR Article This article is featured in Volume 3, Number 8 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. On August 4, 2022, the New York State Bar Association published Opinion 1240, which provides advice on the applicability of Rule 1.6 to the protection of contact lists maintained on lawyer smartphones. The opinion highlights […]