The professional-ethics tag has no usage guidance.
0
votes
2answers
48 views
How do rules of conduct apply when acting in a pro hac vice role in another state?
A lawyer's client sent me a mild threat via text message. I have contacted the attorney on 4 separate occasions requesting an explanation/response from the attorney. They have not responded. Are there ...
0
votes
2answers
58 views
a non-law firm almost all whose work is by its in-house lawyers
In the United States, a law firm (companies whose remit is to practice law) has various restrictions. For example, in Missouri, if I'm not mistaken, it must be owned by a lawyer and is restricted as ...
0
votes
0answers
90 views
my attorney allowed me to appear pro se, to my detriment [on hold]
My attorneys allowed me to appear "pro se" in front of a judge in a "show cause" hearing which they attended. The outcome was detrimental to me. Have you ever heard of such a situation? The ...
0
votes
0answers
29 views
In California, are online blood testing sites legal?
In California, state law says blood tests may only be requested by a doctor, not the consumer.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1288.&...
2
votes
1answer
91 views
Are Michael Cohen's False Statements About the Law Grounds for Disbarrment?
A recent NPR article revealed that in making a threat of a lawsuit, Michael Cohen materially misrepresented the law in claiming that one cannot rape their spouse. This strikes me, as a layperson, as ...
2
votes
1answer
46 views
What did Learned Hand mean by 'whether the best mood or habit is not that' and 'all specific choices may be momentous'?
Source: The Betrayed Profession (1994), p. 238 Middle.
Judge Learned Hand was certainly right when he evoked
the commandment "Thou shalt not ration justice"; but it is not
quite that easy. ...
1
vote
2answers
35 views
Why would corporate house counsel be limited by unsupervised discovery?
Source: The Betrayed Profession (1994), p. 11 Middle.
Indeed, even today we have significant areas of law where
lawyers must pledge not to do what their clients would wish
them to do. Judges ...
5
votes
1answer
205 views
What did Flybe actually do wrong?
Read an article recently regarding FlyBe, and their attempt to find out (from a list of unknown user data) who wanted to be contacted in the future with promotions, etc.
They sent an email to this ...
1
vote
1answer
73 views
Consulting with two attorneys regarding the same matter
If I have retained attorney A and wish to get a second opinion from attorney B, am I obliged to inform attorney A about B, or vice versa? If I do inform B about A, is B permitted or obliged to contact ...
23
votes
3answers
9k views
Judge Judy specific retaliation: technically ethical?
In this clip, Judge Judy Sheindlin directs a defendant to “talk fast.” He responds with, “If you wouldn’t cut me off, I’d be able to talk fast.” Judge Judy, out of disbelief or humor, asks the bailiff ...
1
vote
0answers
57 views
What constitutes gross misconduct for teachers in the UK?
I recently heard of a story where an employee at a primary school in England was put on paid suspension. The reason given for this suspension was that she attended a peaceful demonstration against ...
1
vote
1answer
39 views
Can federal prosecutors go against the Justice Department's interpretation of the law?
Suppose that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has a belief or opinion about what the proper interpretation of a certain statute or Constitutional provision is, and that they have formalized their ...
1
vote
1answer
44 views
Is it unethical for a prosecutor not to try his hardest to get an indictment?
A Grand Jury failed to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot Michael Brown, which led to riots in Ferguson, MO. This my have been due in part to the fact that the prosecutor presented the ...
2
votes
1answer
71 views
Are there limits on unreasonable claims by an attorney?
Attorneys often write letters to third parties, in order to get something for their client. E.g. if A trespasses against B, B's attorney may write a letter to A stating that the trespass must be ...
4
votes
1answer
121 views
Is it ethical for an attorney to drag his/her feet with clients that aren't creating much financial benefit?
I'm trying to tie up the last loose end from my dissolution. My ex's attorney, who I contacted a week ago, told me she's so busy that she does not intend to contact my ex until her bigger cases are ...
2
votes
1answer
111 views
What type of lawyer would I need to help me deal with issues of academic misconduct?
What can stop a university from doing whatever they want and screwing students over in terms of accusing them of cheating, plagiarism, or a misunderstanding of professor authorization of essay re-...
0
votes
1answer
171 views
How can I find out who an attorney represented in a case?
I think an attorney may have represented two opponents at the same time. What are the legal requirements on attorneys and is there a way to find out who their client was?
I believe my divorce ...
0
votes
1answer
256 views
If a barrister cannot convince his client to act on his advice, should not the lawyer still effect and respect the client's instructions?
Source: p 33-34, The Art of the Advocate (1993) by Richard Du Cann QC.
Please advise me how I can abridge the quote below to reduce this post's length.
The Legal
Aid and
Advice Act has made ...
-8
votes
2answers
224 views
What is Justice? [closed]
A blindfolded woman holding out an equal-arm scale commonly illustrates Lady Justice. However, this is merely a characterization Justice.
In Book I of Plato’s Republic, Thrasymachus claims that “the ...
