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Attorneys Face Potential Sanctions for Alleged Misuse of AI

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A federal judge in the Western District of Virginia has ordered a plaintiff’s attorneys to show cause why they should not be sanctioned for the alleged misuse of artificial intelligence (AI)....more

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Statistics on Virginia’s Discipline of Lawyers: Fiscal Years 2020-2022

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Reporting from the Virginia State Bar’s Office of Bar Counsel shows consistency yet again in the overall number of complaints made against lawyers and the corresponding levels of discipline....more

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Massachusetts Proposes Amendments to Rules of Professional Conduct

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The Supreme Judicial Court Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct has solicited comments on proposed amendments to the Rules that will have a broad impact on lawyers’ ethical obligations. The...more

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New York Court of Appeals Clarifies Lawyer Misconduct Subject to N.Y. Judiciary Law § 487

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On March 31, 2020, the New York Court of Appeals issued a significant decision concerning the scope of New York Judiciary Law § 487.  See Bill Birds, Inc. v. Stein Law Firm, P.C., --- N.E.3d ----, 2020 WL 1521903 (N.Y. Mar....more

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Fairness in the Adversary Process (Part One): Lawyers and the Discovery of the Truth

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Our adversarial legal system contemplates that each party will have the opportunity to fully investigate the facts of a dispute and bring to the attention of the trier of fact those facts most favorable to its position. This...more

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Survey of Discipline of Practitioners by the USPTO in 2018

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Practitioners before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) must comply with the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.10, et seq. Within the USPTO, the Office of Enrollment and Discipline is...more

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