Tag:legal ethics

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.

Colorado Ethics Sources Weigh in on the New U.S. Supreme Court Code of Conduct

Law Week discussed the new Supreme Court Code of Conduct and how it compares to Colorado's with two local sources.