Sports fans across the nation are eagerly awaiting the official start of both the college football season and the National Football League season. Of course, as is often the case with football, there are currently just as many interesting headlines off the field as on...
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State’s former head of elections files legal malpractice lawsuit
A very interesting story is currently developing in the state of Indiana, where a former Secretary of State who was forced out of office due to a criminal conviction has now filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against the very attorney whose services he retained to help...
Legal malpractice claims on the rise
For the past three years, real estate lawyers have raked in more legal malpractice claims than any other legal practice area, quickly followed by trusts and estates, and corporate and securities law. Regardless of the type of law, anyone in Sherman Oaks whose lawyers...
Former mayor not impressed by conflict-of-interest report
Attorneys have numerous duties to their clients, but one of the most important is to be a zealous advocate on their behalf. This generally means that a Los Angeles attorney needs to do a thorough and complete conflict-of-interest analysis before agreeing to represent...
Suspension likely for attorney who posted video of drug buy
A state ethics board has recommended the suspension of an attorney who posted an incriminating video of his client on the internet. The attorney told the board that at the time he posted the video and promoted it using social networking sites, he believed that it...
Law firm sued for conflict in divorce case
A woman is suing a powerful law firm that represented her during her divorce because the firm did not properly handle a conflict of interest between the woman's case and its commitments to banking giant Morgan Stanley, which was her husband's employer at the time of...
Novice attorneys face suspension for telling client to lie
When a hopeful young graduate leaves law school and passes the bar, they are presumed to be competent enough to handle even complex cases. As such, many newly minted attorneys choose to set out on their own and start a small law practice for themselves, sometimes with...
Criminal defendant back in jail after lawyer overslept
A man being accused of drug crimes is back in jail after a judge found him and his attorney in contempt of court when they were nearly an hour late to a jury selection hearing. The judge increased the man's bail from $120,000, which he had already posted, to $3...
Attorney suspended after drug deal
A court recently ordered that an attorney be suspended for at least nine months following his conviction in a drug case. The attorney was accused and eventually found guilty of helping a client purchase illegal marijuana. The attorney said that his conduct was not a...
Attorney disbarred for two years after borrowing client inheritance
An attorney was disbarred by their state supreme court recently after she borrowed money from a client who was in jail. The attorney was managing a probate matter for the incarcerated client and was instructed to hold the more than $48,000 inheritance until the client...