April 8, 2005
by Carolyn Elefant
Here’s a bit of sad piece from AP (4/8/05) on Lawyer Refuses to Apologize to Judge, Goes to Jail. Though details of the incident are sketchy, the article brought this question to my mind: would you apologize when you don’t believe you were wrong to save your legal career? According to the article, an Ohio [...]
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Ethics Issues
February 15, 2005
by Carolyn Elefant
Here’s another outrageous story of judicial heavyhandedness. This story, Attorneys Sanctioned for Representing Client’s Challenges of Judicial Ethics (Empire Journal 2/14/05). According to the article, the New York Appellate Division, First Department sanctioned two New York attorneys (to the tune of $2000 and $250 respectively) for “frivolous conduct” when they argued that a judge who [...]
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Ethics Issues
