Results tagged “professional responsibility” from Pierce Law Library

A California lawyer changed his vote as a juror so that he could get back to his law practice should be disbarred, the California Bar Court, Review Department, concluded March 6 (In re Fahy, Cal. Bar Ct. Review Dep't, No. 05-O-05123, 3/6/09).  In its opinion, the court pointed out that Attorney Francis T. Fahy already was under suspension for misappropriating client funds, and that in the proceeding, a med mal case, he refused to acknowledge the seriousness of his misconduct in the jury room. Read more on ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct at 25 Law. Man. Prof. Conduct 171.

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Read about Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger, who was disciplined for violating Michigan ethics rules requiring lawyers to conduct themselves with courtesy and civility, online in the ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct.  Fieger's fame stems from previously representing Dr. Jack Kevorkian in his physician-assisted suicide trial and being a legal analyst on television news shows.

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