Take Note — Courts Have Dictionaries
The case in question serves as a graphic reminder that ad hominem attacks on judicial officers, even seemingly clever ones, not only fail, but carry professional responsibility jeopardy
Category: Legal Ethics
Take Note — Courts Have Dictionaries
By Edward McIntyre
Benjamin Pavone represented his client in an employment-related lawsuit. The trial court denied class-action certification—a decision the court of appeal affirmed. The jury trial was successful, but perhaps a pyrrhic victory—$1,080 in economic damages; $7,000, noneconomic damages.
When is Presenting False Testimony Permitted Under the Ethics Rules?
You are a young prosecutor preparing for your first domestic violence trial. Fortunately it’s “only” a misdemeanor charge—domestic battery—Penal Code § 243 (c)(1) ...
When is Presenting False Testimony Permitted Under the Ethics Rules?
By Gary W. Schons
You are a young prosecutor preparing for your first domestic violence trial. Fortunately it’s “only” a misdemeanor charge—domestic battery—Penal Code § 243 (c)(1)—because the injuries to your victim, a young single mother of 2 small girls who was assaulted by the children’s father, were not serious, some minor contusions to the face where the defendant struck her.
Although California’s New Rules of Professional Conduct Align More Closely to ABA Model Rules, Do Not Forget About the Duty of Confidentiality Codified in Business & Professions Code section 6068(e)(1)
As most know, on November 1, 2018, 69 new California Rules of Professional Conduct replaced 46 current Rules of Professional Conduct in an effort to bring the California Rules in closer alignment with ABA Model Rules.
