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Attorneys, Document Discovery, And Discipline, Paula Schaefer
Attorneys, Document Discovery, And Discipline, Paula Schaefer
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Despite the growing use of sanctions and recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure aimed at improving discovery practice, many lawyers continue to play fast and loose with the rules of discovery governing (paper and electronic) documents. Nonetheless, most lawyers never face discipline for their discovery misconduct. This article argues that federal courts could make more effective use of attorney discipline systems to improve document discovery in civil cases.
What will be effective depends on why discovery misconduct occurs. There are multiple reasons why lawyers may engage in such misconduct – from ignorance of the rules to intentional, …
Ethical Challenges Of Using Law Student Interns/Externs To Expand Services To Low-Income Older Adults, Eleanor Lanier
Ethical Challenges Of Using Law Student Interns/Externs To Expand Services To Low-Income Older Adults, Eleanor Lanier
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The Ethics Of Non-Traditional Contract Drafting, Lori D. Johnson
The Ethics Of Non-Traditional Contract Drafting, Lori D. Johnson
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A new generation of contract drafters faces increasing commentary advising them to change traditional contract terms into plain language constructions. Yet, traditional, tested terms have consistent meanings, and when these meanings benefit client objectives, advocates should consider retaining them. This article posits that failing to do so can impact a lawyer’s ethical obligations. Specifically, an attorney’s duties of competence, allocation of authority, diligence, and communication under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct require careful thought about modernizing tested contract terms. These duties require the ethical drafter to research whether the use of a traditional, tested term advances a client goal …
The House Edge: On Gambling And Professional Discipline, Stacey A. Tovino
The House Edge: On Gambling And Professional Discipline, Stacey A. Tovino
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On March 26, 2014, the Iowa Supreme Court revoked the license to practice law of Cedar Rapids attorney Susan Hense. Admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1996, Hense subsequently misappropriated $837,000 in client trust funds to feed her addiction to casino gambling. This Article assesses how attorneys like Hense who are addicted to gambling are treated in professional disciplinary actions, including license suspension, revocation, and reinstatement proceedings. Themes that emerge include public misunderstanding of gambling disorder, stigma against individuals with gambling disorder, statutory recognition of substance addictions but not behavioral addictions, and mandatory attendance at religion based fellowship meetings as …
Internet Ethics, American Law, And Jewish Law: A Comparative Overview, Samuel J. Levine, Gertrude N. Levine
Internet Ethics, American Law, And Jewish Law: A Comparative Overview, Samuel J. Levine, Gertrude N. Levine
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Societies are governed by codes of ethics. In developed societies, parts of these codes form a set of laws, enforceable by legal authorities, with or without assistance from the populace. At times, laws are crafted for the benefit of the powerful members of the society, ensuring preservation of their positions and property, while other constituents may ignore, actively disobey, or challenge laws they believe do not support their ethics. Developing and maintaining appropriate social norms is thus particularly critical for sustaining rapidly changing heterogeneous populaces.
The Internet, devised for the purpose of interconnecting diverse computer networks of research and educational …