Legal Ethics Blog
Insights on attorney discipline, professional responsibility, and legal ethics in our nation.
Some New Twists and Old Tricks for an Ethical New Year
January 25, 2025We have a duty to our profession, our clients and the courts to ensure that our legal theories are based…Using Generative AI: As the ABA Says, There’s a Rule (or Two!) for That!
August 9, 2024Formal Opinion 512 does an excellent job of analyzing the rules that are implicated by the use of generative AI.…‘ODC v. Lynch’: Why We Need a Rule of Professional Conduct That Prohibits Discrimination
March 4, 2022Last year, a Twitter thread addressed women and asked this question: How would your life change if men had a…Leadership Changes at the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board
February 18, 2022Recently, the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania appointed a new Board Chair and Board Vice-Chair. Attorney Jerry…When Morality Transcends the Law: Is the Death Penalty the Ultimate Test?
December 4, 2020I have been writing this professional conduct column for over 10 years, with and without co-authors, discussing topics from the mundane…Calm Is Overrated: We Need to Take a Stand Now
October 23, 2020On March 16, as we were confronting the reality of a pandemic and its potentially devastating effects, I authored a…ODC v. Sexual Harassing Attorney/ No. 74 DB 2019
September 28, 2020On August 10th, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended Philadelphia attorney M.B. for one year, based on a criminal…The Use of Stayed Suspensions in Disciplinary Proceedings is a Definite Thing
August 5, 2020Blogs start with the best intentions but often move to the back burner and then fall off the stove altogether!…Pennsylvania Supreme Court Adopts New Disciplinary Rule Including Discrimination as Misconduct
June 25, 2020On June 8, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved adoption of Rule 8.4(g) broadening the definition of misconduct to include…