#legal-ethics

#legal-ethics

Puerto Rico's new ethics rules allow nonlawyers to own up to 49% of law firms, breaking from traditional ABA guidelines and providing a new model for legal ownership.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken a groundbreaking step by filing a suit against every judge in the District of Maryland, asserting that this unprecedented move challenges judicial accountability and practices.

David Tatel has served nearly 30 years on America's second highest court, championing equal justice and landmark cases, despite being blind for much of his life.

Girardi, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison after being convicted of four counts of wire fraud.

The suspicion makes sense. If pledging $100M in labor to a government that can direct that effort to whatever causes it sees fit doesn't make you an arm of that government, what more would it take?

Under the new regulations, lawyers not licensed in Alabama must disclose their status in client-directed communications, addressing public concerns about deceptive advertising.