Ethics

A Client Can Be Liable for Sanctions from the Lawyer’s Violation of Rule 9011

Judge Klein let a lawyer off the hook for violating Rule 9011 because the lawyer had already been punished enough.

Delaware District Judge Says: Don’t Use ‘Nunc Pro Tunc’ When You Mean ‘Retroactive’

Submitting a retention order with the wrong word resulted in a pivotal issue on appeal.

No Withdrawal or Jury Trial on Claims that Lawyers Violated Section 526

The district court opinion affirms the notion that bankruptcy courts have ‘core’ power without a jury to adjudicate claims of attorney misconduct.

Judicial Merry-Go-Round

Current Ethical Issues

The Future of Technology and the Practice of Law

The Concept of Bifurcated Fee Agreements Approved on Appeal in South Carolina

Reversing the bankruptcy court, the district court decided that a local rule did not bar bifurcated fee arrangements altogether.

Second Circuit Changes the Game in Alix v. McKinsey

May 2022

Long Island Judge Ends ‘Loss Mitigation’ in His Courtroom

No more informal ‘no-look’ fees in the courtroom of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Grossman.