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Gillette v. N. Dakota Disciplinary Bd.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Indian Law
In an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief preventing an attorney disciplinary board from prosecuting a disciplinary action for alleged...

Florida Bar v. Shankman

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In a complaint filed by the Florida Bar against an attorney in connection with his representation of a seventeen year old client, the referee's...

US v. Graf

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
Defendant's convictions for conspiracy, mail fraud, misappropriation, conducting unlawful monetary transactions, and obstruction of justice are...

Florida Bar v. Behm

Tax Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Referee's recommendation that defendant be found guilty of professional misconduct related to trust account violations and failure to file income tax...

Lal v. State of Cal.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In an action against the California Highway Patrol and certain officers for the shooting death of plaintiff's husband, dismissal of the action with...

Florida Bar v. Ratiner

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In Florida Bar's complaint against an attorney in connection to his alleged misconduct during the deposition of a representative of DuPont, referee's...

Jay E. Hayden Found. v. First Neighbor Bank, NA

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a RICO suit against a bank, two law firms, and affiliated individuals, grant of defendants' motion to dismiss on the ground that the complaint...

Real Estate Bar Ass'n for Massachusetts, Inc. v. Nat'l Real Estate Info. Serv.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In the Real Estate Bar Association's suit against defendant for unauthorized practice of law, judgment of the district court is vacated in part,...

US v. 777 Greene Ave.

Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a civil forfeiture proceeding, the motion to withdraw of defendant's counsel is denied where such a motion will not be granted unless counsel...

Harrell v. Fla. Bar

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a First Amendment action by a lawyer who advertised the services of his firm extensively, claiming in a broad facial challenge that nine...