How attorneys can identify and avoid potential situations of self-dealing. Attorneys’ professional obligation to report self-dealing when it occurs. The factors considered in imposing disciplinary ...

The landscape of legal practice has significantly changed due to the proliferation of third-party litigation funding, a financial mechanism that provides capital to plaintiffs, including patent owners ...

Former Special Assistant Attorney General Pat Monson, left, and Ethics Commission Executive Director Rebecca Binstock speak to the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee about unsettled ...

Among the most underestimated risks in modern plaintiff practice is allocating settlement proceeds among multiple clients.

Jan 23 (Reuters) - An attorney discipline board has dropped its misconduct case against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after the state Supreme Court blocked related claims against one ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired one of the top career officials tasked with advising her and other senior Justice Department officials of their ethical obligations, an official familiar with the ...

Litigation funding - the practice of an outside entity financing the costs of investigating and litigating a case - has become a fixture of the legal industry. Law firms of every size can now avail ...

The following is a summary of a story that originally appeared on Sanford School’s website .

MINOT — In June, when the North Dakota Ethics Commission issued its first finding of violations by a public official, I couldn't help but laugh. The conclusion, which found that state Rep. Jason ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Jackson County Attorney Michelle Jordan has written a memorandum alleging unacceptable behavior by County Commission Board Chairman Jamey Westbrook and County ...