All posts tagged "lawyer ethics"

You’re Being Fooled Citizens. 13 Privately Disciplined Texas Lawyers Surpasses the 8 Public Slaps by the Texas Bar

LIT's been watching as the public sanctions quietly erode and the State Bar of Texas has now made it official.

Well Jimmy Choo. Texas Supreme Court to Decide on Transactional Attorney Immunity

Transactional lawyers counsel individuals and organizations on the legal issues generated by their business dealings.

Attorney Larry Klayman Calls D.C. Bar Partisan During Oral Argument. It Didn’t End Well.

D.C. Circuit Judge Karen Henderson Shuts Down Attorney Larry Klayman During Oral Argument re D.C. Bar Ethics Issues.

Texas Criminal Judge Slaughter Rips the State of the Texas Bar and Urges Fellow Lawyers and Judges to Report Rogue Lawyers

The lawyer at issue, appellate counsel Gaylyn Leon Cooper, failed to notify the applicant of the outcome of his direct appeal and...

Outlaws In Robes (Fl) and (GA)

2021 Most Wanted FL and GA. The Stamp Collection: "Outlaws in Robes." A LIT Series about Federal District Court Judges and Appellate...

Outlaws In Robes (TX)

2021 Most Wanted in Texas. The Stamp Collection: "Outlaws in Robes." A LIT Series about Federal District Court Judges and Appellate Circuit...

Texas Bar Journal 2021

Texas Bar Journal 2021 and links to the corresponding articles on LIT regarding the monthly list of lawyers behavin' badly.

Texas Bar Journal 2020

Texas Bar Journal 2020 and links to the corresponding articles on LIT regarding the monthly list of lawyers behavin' badly.

Outlaws In Robes

2021 Most Wanted. The Stamp Collection: "Outlaws in Robes." A LIT Series about Federal District Court Judges and Appellate Circuit Judges.

A Taxing Texas Decision to Deny En Banc Rehearing Splits Fifth Circuit Right Down the Middle. But The Right Call Was Made.

The 8 Dissenting 5th Cir. Judges Owen, Smith, Elrod, Haynes, Willett, Ho, Engelhardt, Oldham would give Attorney Client Privilege to the Austin,...

The Pontoon of Texas Lawyers Behavin’ Badly in December 2020

When you think the cards have been played before and the sanctions will be tougher on repeat offenders - these rogue Texas...

Florida Bar’s Eleven Villains. No, We’re Not Talking about the Eleventh Circuit on This Occasion.

Eleven attorneys on the most recent Florida Bar discipline report made heavy usage of Lie and Steal, or Misappropriating Funds.

There’s a Humungus Cat Fight from the Benches, Including a Naked Attorney Dippin’ into Unethical Behavior in This Colorado Court

Florida Attorney Scott Strems Receives Good News About His Potential Disbarment from Judge

In Fl. Bar v Scott Strems, referee and judge Denaro's recommendation fell short of the disbarment punishment sought by the the Florida...

A Nationwide Investigation into Judges Behavin’ Badly Ends Up With It’s Spotlights Firmly on Texas and the Federalist Fifth Circuit

A system that relies for investigation solely upon judges themselves risks a kind of undue 'guild favoritism' through inappropriate sympathy with the...

Goodwin Law’s Hall of Shame

Tampa Attorney Toledo Torpedo’d

Tampa Attorney Jose Toledo was married to State Representative Jackie Toledo until his marriage fell apart and so did his law practice.

Judge Jill Pryor Sinks Law Firms Attorney Work Product Defense

The Eleventh Circuit held that the crime-fraud exception could overcome a claim of work product when attorneys, as opposed to their clients,...