All posts tagged "lawyer ethics"

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,...

Florida Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer for Causing Great Public Harm So He Pivots: Applies and Receives PPP Loan Between $1M and $2M.

Suspended Cora Gables attorney Scot Strems - whose former firm was the states most prolific filer of storm damage lawsuits against insurers...

Why Non-Disclosure by This Bankruptcy Lawyer Ended With A Criminal Prosecution for Perjury and a Jail Sentence

The U.S. Attorney concluded that Gellene’s non-disclosure constituted perjury and a bankruptcy crime and successfully prosecuted him, ultimately obtaining a felony conviction...

And in Shreveport, Louisiana: Lawyer and Judicial Candidate Trina Chu Suspended for Hacking Into Court Records

Shreveport lawyer and judicial candidate Trina Chu has been suspended from the practice of law in the wake of criminal charges that,...

Disbarred, Jailed, Reinstated and Now Partially Probated for the Same Tricks, This Connected Con Artist Lawyer is A Prime Example of What’s Wrong with the Texas Legal Profession

Married to a judge, Bishop was a behind-the-scenes power in deciding who would get on the bench and stay there; in return...