The Second Department publicly censured a lawyer who secretly told bankruptcy counsel not to answer a judge’s call and rejected his challenge to stipulated reciprocal discipline.
The Nevada Supreme Court held that NRS 7.095 capped contingency fees on a medical-negligence settlement and clarified when counsel must perfect an attorney lien.
The Third Department held that New York’s narrower lawyer-client sexual-relations rule requires proof of coercion, intimidation, or undue influence, while imposing reciprocal discipline for conflict and withdrawal violations.
The First Department publicly censured a high-volume trademark lawyer who failed to verify client signatures and allowed unauthorized third parties to file using his email identity.