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Ethics Dunce: Florida House Rep. Janet Long
Anyone who advocates the reverse-conflict principle, like Janet Long, no matter what their issue, isn't interested in fairness or good decision-making. Continue reading →
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“The Good Wife” Ethics Follies
"The Good Wife's" legal ethics are getting worse every week. Continue reading →
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Avocations, Conflicts of Interest, and Country Joe West
American League Umpire Joe West has a conflict of interest. The proof? People are talking about it. Continue reading →
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GlaxonSmithKline Inspires a Fun Game For Your Holiday Party: “Forcast That...
Almost all ethics scandals and examples of outrageous unethical conduct are thoroughly predictable, whether they involve individual, organizations or institutions. Why didn't I see this one coming?...
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“The Good Wife” Ethics: Sex With Clients Edition
CBS's "The Good Wife," dealt with the "no sex with clients" ethics rule adopted by most states (but not Washington, D.C.!) in a continuing subplot about the budding romance between firm tigress-partner...
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Texas Lawyers And Sex: Not Horny, Just Wise
They also can recognize a bad rule when they see one. Texas lawyers aren't "rejecting a ban" on sex with clients. It's banned already in the culture of legal practice, and the rule would just muddy the...
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Unethical Quote of the Week: Detroit News Business Editor Sue Carney
The Detroit News is standing by its unethical journalistic practices, and lying about it....which is all the public should expect from a news source that crafts its criticism to keep the object of the...
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Ethics Dunces: The Nevada Ethics Commission, Which is Pretty Depressing.
Here at last may be the answer to the riddle of why state ethics commissions have so little effect on the persistent problem of unethical government. Continue reading →
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George Will Is Conflicted, and Telling Us That He Is Doesn’t Cure It
George Will has a conflict of interest that disclosure cannot cure. Continue reading →
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Love Your Lawyer? Bad Idea. Love Your Client? Even Worse.
A lawyer thinks you should make your lawyer your boyfriend, like his client did. Oh so wrong. Continue reading →
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Is It Ethical For Professors To Date Students?
"Is it ethical for professors to date students?" isn't a responsible question. Continue reading →
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Surprisingly, Many California Lawyers Want To Have The Option Of Having Sex...
If there has to be an Arnie Becker rule, and there shouldn't have to be, the ABA's version is infinitely superior as it eliminates all wiggle room, and you know how lawyers love wiggle room, especially...
View ArticleThe American Bar Association Has Lost Faith In Professionalism, It Seems.
Why the ABA chose 2020 to make this significant departure from traditional cant is a mystery.
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