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Archives
January
Most Significant Disciplinary Cases of 2009
Secretary Turns in/on Litigator
Demonstrative Evidence Gone Wild
Errata? Who, Us?
Got a Tip?
2009
December
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Privilege Appeal
U.S. Supreme Court Considering Cases Related to Practice
Who Owns the Email? Employers Attack Attorney-Client Privilege
FAQ: Why No Email Addresses?
Lawyers Accident-Prone?
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November
Judge Throws Red Flags: FTC Policy Stayed
Luzerne Judges Fallout Continues
Judge Orie Melvin Elected to Supreme Court
Possible Scam Alert: Attorney Registration
Lawyers Behaving Badly: November Edition
Star Law: Are You Covering All the Bases?
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October
No White Flag on “Red Flags”: ABA Challenges FTC on Identity Theft Rules
Putting the “Bar” in Disbarred
PA Bar Committee Examines Metadata (Issue)
Picky, Picky: Courts Hammer Lawyers
Link of the Month
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September
New York and Maine Go Model; California Sole Holdout
We’ve Moved!
More Net Losses: Bloggeras and Posters Beware
The Continuing Saga: Missing Trousers and Serial Salon Suer Followup
New Vice-Chair Appointed to Disciplinary Board
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August
Rule Changes I: Emergency Temporary Suspension
Rule Changes II: Criminal Conviction, Reciprocal Discipline
Rule Changes III: Amendments to Disciplinary Board Rules
IOLTA Again
ODC Deputy Chief Counsel Receives President’s Award
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July
Pennsylvania Lawyer Freed after 14 Years for Contempt
IOLTA Board Amends Regs
A Friend in Deed
FAQ: State Line Anxiety
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June
US Supreme Court Addresses Ethics
If Ya Gotta Go . . .
Lawyer Scam Update
Seek and Ye Shall Find . . . Most of the Time
FAQ: IOLTA and Insurance
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May
Disciplinary Board Offers Online Address Update
Changes in Lawyer Registration – Frequently Asked Questions
Justice Cappy Passes
Scams on Lawyers Grow in Numbers, Sophistication
Dumpster Discipline
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April
Supreme Court Revamps Conservatorship, Suspension, Reinstatement, and Inactive Status Rules
New Leaders of a Smaller Disciplinary Board
This’ll Hurt a Little
Public De-Fender
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March
Complaints, Complaints
Louisiana Supreme Court Reprimands Lawyer for Suing Client over Disciplinary Complaints
Advice from an Expert
Can You Hear Me Now? Not Good!
We Want Your Feedback
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February
Luzerne Judges Removed from Duty After Corruption Pleas
Kansas County Attorney Suspended for Misuse of Prosecutorial Materials
New Board Members Appointed
The Numbers Are Out
Our Eagle-eyed Readers Strike Again
But Seriously . . .
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January
The Envelope Please: Top Five Disciplinary Cases of 2008
Stories of Steel
Supreme Court: We’ll Report Negligent Defense Counsel
FAQ: Complaints against Prosecutors and Criminal Defense Attorneys
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2008
December
New Disciplinary Procedure Rules Take Effect
Judicial Court Removes Luzerne Judge
Retired: No Job, No Boss, No Worries, No . . . Fees
We’re in the Movies!
Nostra Culpa
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November
Douglas Leonard Joins Disciplinary Board
New Modifications Proposed to Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement
Rule Booklets Available
F.A.Q. (Furtively Asked Questions)
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October
It’s a Springboard, Too
Meet the New Rule 1.15 (Not the Same as the Old Rule 1.15)
Help for the Troubled Attorney
Tip of the Month: PDF Doesn’t Mean “Please Don’t Find Out”
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September
Supreme Court Adopts New Money Handling Guidelines
Comment Time for Conservatorship Rules Extended
ABA Okays Outsourcing
It’s Not Nice to Diss Your Disciplinary Counsel
August
Disciplinary Board Proposes Conservator Rule Changes
David Nasatir Appointed to Disciplinary Board
Sanctions on Lawyer for Obstreperous Client Upheld
Pro Hac Vice Admission Restored to Georgia Lawyer
Yet Another Erratum
Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You
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July
Lawrence, Bevilacqua Join Disciplinary Board
California, There We Went
EZ, Dude!
Lyin' Lawyers
Tip of the Month: Cookie Monsters
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June
Greenspan Joins Supreme Court
Judges Caught in the Web
Nigerian Scam Followup
Tip of the Month: Registration Statement
The Errata Sonata
Gotta Gotcha
I'm ?Äô-K, You're ?Äô-K
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May
Annual Report 2007
Disciplinary Board Modifies Organizational Rules
Linked Licenses
New New Hampshire Lawyer's Plan to Clip Salons is Foiled
Threatening Criminal Prosecution
Request In Strictest Confidence For Urgent Business Relationship Totally Legitimate But Very Confidential.
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April
It was Twenty Years Ago Today...
Late Breaking News
May Flowers Bring... Your Registration Statement
Lessons from Qualcomm
Self Defense Privilege under RPC 1.6
That's a One Followed by Seven Zeroes
We Want to Hear From You
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March
Beyond Contempt: Supreme Court Tries Some New Remedies
Lawyer, Muzzle Thy Client
The Mailbag: Confidentiality Followup
Attorney Browne Greene Seeing Red; Client Blue
FAQ: Furtively Asked Questions
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February
Discipline Stats for 2007
The Heaviest Secret: Two Confidentiality Stories
Got Ascot?
FAQ (Forlornly Asked Questions)
Page Plug: Global Practice
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January
Todd and McCaffery Join Supreme Court; Castille Takes the Gavel
Supreme Court Rules Consumer Protection Act Does Not Apply to Attorney Misconduct
Suspended Animation
Ascot’ta Be Me
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2007
December
RPC 6.3: Membership in Legal Services Organization
Innocent, But Not Insured
Per Curious
F.A.Q.: Frantically Asked Questions
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November
Chief Justice Honored with National Award
Hot Off the Presses
As We Were Saying . . .
F.A.Q.: Certificates of Standing and Discipline
Tip of the Month: Gone in a Flash
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October
Former Commonwealth Court President Judge Colins Announces Resignation
ABA Committee Gives Nod to Collaborative Law Practice
Disciplinary Board Moves to Make Decisions Available Immediately
Rule 1.6: Protecting Client Confidences
Tip of the Month: Rikki, Don’t Use that Number
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September
Chief Justice Cappy Steps Down
Deputy Chief Counsel Burgoyne Named to National Board
Decisions, Decisions -- Possession of Information Issues
Rule 3.5(c): Contact with Jurors
F.A.Q.: Frantically Asked Questions
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August
Ghost Writers in Disguise: You Can Come Out Now
PBA and Philadelphia Bar: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
The Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement: Not Just for Discipline Geeks
Quizlet
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July
New Rules Establish Standardized Pro Hac Vice Procedures for Out-of-State Lawyers
Lawyer Discipline in the News
Limits on Zealous Advocacy and Duties to Opposing Parties and the Courts
Other Lawyers in the News
Tip of the Month
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June
Public Hearings Access/Confidentiality Policy Clarified: Unringing the Bell
It’s Criminal When It Ain’t Civil: The Pennsylvania Code of Civility
All You Need Is Law
TIP OF THE MONTH - Check Your Form
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May
2007-2008 Registration Forms Go Out
Third Circuit Clarifies Speech Standard
Metadata Yet Again
F.A.Q.: Frantically Asked Questions
TIP OF THE MONTH - Check Your Form
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April
PBA Committee on Legal Ethics Defines File Handling Responsibilities
New Leadership on Disciplinary Board
Law Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
Texting, Redux
Quizlet
Tip of the Month
Gotta Tip?
March
Practice Across State Lines
Pennsylvania Lobbying Disclosure Law
PBA Issues Ethics Opinion on File Management
Tip of the Month: Is Texting Secure?
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February
Disciplinary Board Seeks Comments on Property Handling Revisions
Disciplinary Board Proposes Clarification of Open System Rule
Yes, but What about the Supermodel Rules?
Tip of the Month: Learn the Lingo!
January
E-Mail, Part 2: Some Additional Cautions
Metadata: What's In Your Document?
We Got Ink
Tip of the Month: Check Those Liens
2006
December
Justice Newman Announces Retirement
Otherwise Engaged
E-mail and the Law Office
Tip of the Month
November
Rule 1.2: Scope Of Representation
CLE Teleconference Pilot Project In Progress
Tip of the Month
September
Rule 5.2: Subordinate Lawyers and Nonlawyer Employees
Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer for False Statements
Tip of the Month
Law Offices And The Americans With Disabilities Act
August
On My Watch: The Role of the Supervising Attorney, Rule 5.1
Tip of the Month: Nonrefundable? Make it Clear (and in Writing)
Disciplinary Board News:
Registration Reminders Mailed Out
July
RPC 4.4: Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Tip of the Month: Who Will Carry On?
Disciplinary Board News:
Property Handling Comments Deadline Extended
Rule Change Allows Administrative Fee
June
Rule 3.5: Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal
U.S. Supreme Court Limits First Amendment Coverage of Government Lawyers
Tip of the Month: Substituting Counsel? Cue the Client in Advance!
A New Look at www.padb.us
May
RPC 3.3: Candor Toward Tribunals
Supreme Court Publishes "State of the Commonwealth's Courts Report"
Attorney Registration 2006-2007
Changes at the Disciplinary Board Website
Tip of the Month: Don't CC that Client!
April
RPC 1.16: Termination of the Attorney-Client Relationship
Recent Rule Changes
Attorney Registration: 2006-2007
Tip Of The Month
March
PA Disciplinary Board is a "Model of Reform" for the Rest of the Nation
Disciplinary Board Adopts New Open System Rules
RPC 1.18: Prospective Clients
Tip Of The Month
February
RPC 1.6: Confidentiality
Tip Of The Month
Supreme Court Addresses Collateral Estoppel, Jurisdiction Over Minor Judiciary
January
Supreme Court Requires Disclosure Of Lack Of Malpractice Coverage
Supreme Court Holds That False Statements In Bar Application Warrant Disbarment
Tip Of The Month
2005
December
RPC 1.9: Duties to Former Clients
Tip Of The Month: Cell Phones
November
News Flash: Disciplinary System Opened By Supreme Court
Informed Consent/Confirmed In Writing
Tip Of The Month: Fee Dispute Committees
October
Imputed Disqualification Table
The Executive Director of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Shares His Thoughts on the Status and Future Direction of the Organization
Tip of the Month
September
Advertising and Communications About a Lawyer's Services: Rules 7.1 through 7.7
Tip of the Month
August
Disciplinary Board Proposes Mandatory Liability Insurance Disclosure
Rule 3.6: Trial Publicity
Possible Scam Alert
Attorney Registration
Tip of the Month
July
RPC 1.8: Current Clients: Specific Rules
Changes for Criminal Defense Counsel
Tip of the Month
June
Rule 1.4: Communication
Tip of the Month
Attorney Registration
May
Supreme Court Adopts Amendments to Rule 1.15 on Property Handling
Tip of the Month
2005-2006 Attorney Registration