Tag:legal ethics

Court Opinions: PDJ Censures Attorney After Uncovering Misconduct in Separate Disciplinary Matter

Colorado’s PDJ censured an attorney after uncovering misconduct underlying a separate disciplinary suspension.

Court Opinions: Colorado’s PDJ Suspends Attorney After Finding He Worked With a Suspended Attorney Without Telling Clients

Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney for six months after finding he worked on a five-day jury trial with a suspended attorney without telling clients about it.

Colorado Supreme Court Dispels Some Misconceptions on Confidential Legal Communications

Spencer Fane of counsel John Watson explains a recent Colorado Supreme Court decision about the attorney-client communication privilege.

Court Opinions: PDJ Suspends Attorney After Felony Conviction for Attempting to Influence a Public Servant

The attorney contacted and made misrepresentations to Boulder public officials and law enforcement officers to see if his friend was being investigated for alleged sexual assault.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules ‘Gratuities’ to State, Local Officials Aren’t a Crime to Accept

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision that an illegal gratuity payment of $13,000 was made to a local official in Indiana.

Court Opinions: Attorney Suspended Over Fee Agreement, Trust Account Record Keeping

Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney after finding he didn’t keep client funds in a trust and didn’t provide clients with a written fee agreement.

Court Opinions: PDJ Suspends Attorney After Discovering She Fabricated an EtG Test, Committed Perjury

Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney after finding she fabricated a test to indicate she hadn’t consumed alcohol.

ABA Ethics Committee Releases Opinion On Seeking Advice on Listservs

The American Bar Association addressed what lawyers can post on listservs when seeking legal advice from fellow professionals.