A Winchester lawyer facing six complaints from the Virginia State Bar has agreed to a six-month suspension for a series of legal ethics violations, including disobeying a judge’s ruling and filing a pleading while he was under a prior suspension ...

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McGuireWoods’ failure to provide full disclosure of incentives for some plaintiffs was labeled an “egregious” violation of ethical rules as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a complete denial of fees for the Richmond-based firm for work on a ...

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A Norfolk law firm violated ethics rules when it simultaneously represented two clients who were in adverse legal positions, a U.S. magistrate judge in Norfolk has held. The judge said he found no prejudice in the current case and would ...

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A Hampton Roads law firm violated ethics rules when it simultaneously represented two clients who were in adverse legal positions. A Norfolk U.S. District Court said it found no prejudice in the current case and would not disqualify the firm, ...

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Electronic documents can tell a tale at odds with the surface script, and dealing with “metadata” can present temptations to corporate counsel when an email hits the wrong person’s inbox. Metadata includes the hidden information that describes the history, tracking ...

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Even something so seemingly innocuous as a business card can present ethical issues for attorneys. For example, although the commonwealth of Virginia doesn’t specifically reference business cards in the Rules of Professional Conduct, lawyers have been cited for inappropriate use ...

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A lawyer did not violate ethics rules when he wrote about his cases on the Internet without client consent, a three-judge panel said on June 5. The panel overturned a disciplinary committee’s finding of misconduct under Rule 1.6, which governs ...

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A lawyer did not violate an ethics rule when he wrote about his cases on the Internet without client consent, a three-judge panel said today. The panel overturned a district discipline committee’s finding of misconduct under Rule 1.6, which governs ...

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A doctor hires a lawyer to represent the doctor on disciplinary charges before the Virginia Board of Medicine. A former patient claims the doctor had a sexual relationship with a second patient. The doctor is a little dodgy. He indicates ...

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A prosecutor may have to make an earlier disclosure of exculpatory evidence under Virginia ethics rules than is required under the Brady standard, under a new draft legal ethics opinion. The Virginia State Bar is seeking comment on draft LEO ...

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