Publications

• “Jump Into the Pool: Representing Multiple Witnesses in an Investigation”, Author, For The Defense, Vol. 8, Issue 1, March 2023
• “An Unscientific Analysis: Who Gets Disciplined and Why?” Author, Legal Intelligencer, March 2023
• “New Year’s Resolutions for an Ethical and Happy 2023”, Author, Legal Intelligencer, December 2022
• “The Importance of Private Discipline and Confidentiality in the Regulation of Attorneys”, Author, Legal Intelligencer, Dec 2022
• “Counseling Clients After ‘Dobbs’: Is It Legal Advice or Aiding and Abetting?, Co-Author with Ellen Yaroshefsky, Legal Intelligencer, July 2022
• “The Disciplinary Board as Regulator, Not Sanctioner: Advocating Wellness Practices to Avoid Misconduct”, Author, Blog Post, June 2022
• “Pennsylvania Judges and Ethics: There’s A Board For That!”, Author, Blog Post, April 2022
• “Reciprocal Discipline: In Pennsylvania, It’s A Sure Thing”, Author, Blog Post, March 2022
• “ODC v Lynch: Why We Need a Rule of Professional Conduct that Prohibits Discrimination”, Co-Author, Legal Intelligencer, March 2022
• “Leadership Changes at the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board”, Author, Blog Post, February 2022
• “Symposium: The Challenges of Constructing ABA Model Reun8.4(g) Pennsylvania Lawyers Behaving Badly: Is 8.4(g) A Solution?”, Co-Author, 50 Hofstra L. Rev. 521, 522 (2022)
• “Risky Business: A Refresher”; Author; For The Defense, Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
• “2021 In Review: The Year In Ethics Opinions”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, Nov 2021
• “Preventive Medicine Is the Best Kind: Preparing for 2022 Now”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, Nov 2021
• “The Ethical Obligation to Protect Your Client’s Information From Cyber-Attack: Not Just a Big Firm Problem”; Author, For The Defense, Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2021
• “Laterals on the Move: There’s A Rule For That!”; Co-Author, The Legal Intelligencer, August 2021
• “Are You Committing the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Your Kitchen?”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, March 2021
• “Flat Fees, Operating Accounts and Trouble at the Disciplinary Board”, Author, Blog Post, Feb 2021
• “When the Client Doesn’t Hire You: Is There a Conflict?”; Author, For The Defense, Volume 5 Issue 4, December 2020
• “When Morality Transcends the Law: Is the Death Penalty the Ultimate Test”; Co-Author, The Legal Intelligencer, December 2020
• “Calm is Overrated – We Need to Take a Stand Now”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, October 2020
• “ODC v. Sexual Harassing Attorney/ No. 74 DB 2019”, Author, Blog Post. Sept 2020
• “The Use of Stayed Suspensions in Disciplinary Proceedings is a Definite Thing”, Author, Blog Post, Aug 2020
• “Pennsylvania Issues Protocols for Hearings in a Covid-19 World”, Author, Blog Post, July 2020
• “Pennsylvania Supreme Court Adopts New Disciplinary Rule Including Discrimination as Misconduct”, Author, Blog Post, June 2020
• “Ethical Succession Planning for Solo Firms: Exit Stage Right”; Author, For The Defense, Volume 5, Issue 2, May 2020
• “Limited License For 2020 Law Grads”, Author, Blog Post, May 2020
• “Keep Calm and Carry On: Ethics in a Time of Stress”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, March 2020
• “Risky Business: Fee Agreements, Bank Accounts and Record Keeping Requirements Under the Pennsylvania Rules of  Professional Conduct or… What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You”; Author, For The Defense, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
• “Tis The Season To Extend A Hand to Your Fellow Professional”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, November 2019
• “Pa. Supreme Court Gets Serious About Attorney Work Product Privilege”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, July 2019
• “Haters Gonna Hate: Ethically Responding to Negative On-Line Reviews”; Author, For The Defense, Volume 4, Issue 2, May 2019
• “Process, Procedure and Prosecutorial Misconduct in Stacy Parks Miller Case”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, March 2019
• “Ethics Corner Cyber-Ethics: Recent Guidance on the Possible Pitfalls and Pratfalls of Technology”; Author, For The Defense, Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2018
• “The Trump-Manafort Joint Defense Agreement – Urban Legend or Reality”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, December, 2018
• “Perils of Joint Representation: Takeaways From the Cynthia Baldwin Matter”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, November, 2018
• “Advice For The President’s New Lawyer: There’s A Rule For That”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, June, 2018
• “John Rogers Carroll, 1929 – 2018”; Co-Authors Ellen Brotman and Peter Goldberger, For The Defense, Volume 3, Issue 2, May 2018
• “A Spring Crop of Ethics Issues in Trump’s World”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, March 2018
• “Did the President’s Lawyer Cover Up His Client’s Cover-up?”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, December 2017
• “Attorney Discipline”; Author, For The Defense, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2017
• “The President Has Your Back: Is That a Conflict?”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, October 2017
• “Unpacking Unbundled Legal Services: Why Does the DOJ Care?”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, June 2017
• “Ethics Corner A New Niche Practice: Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania”, Author, For The Defense, Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
• “Professional Conduct: Close the Curtain on 2016”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, December 2016
• “The Prosecutor’s Duty to Disclose Favorable Evidence: Giving RPC 3.8 Muscle”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, November 2016
• “Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Launch is a Marathon Not a Sprint”; Co-Author, Elevated Nation, November 2016
• “Ethics Corner: A ‘House of Cards’ in Beaver County”; Author, For the Defense, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2016
• “NY In-State Office Requirement for Nonresident Lawyers”; Co-Author, The Legal Intelligencer, June 2016
• “Ethics Corner: An Introduction to our Disciplinary System”; Author, For The Defense, Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2016
• “Making it Rain—Practical Tips From Those Who Do: Ellen C. Brotman”; Interviewee, Law Practice Today, April 2016
• “New Year’s Resolutions for a Happy Practice in 2016”; Author, The Legal Intelligencer, December 2015
• “Review of Recent Changes Relating to Handling of Client Funds”; Co-Author, The Legal Intelligencer, September 2015
• “Consciously Criminal: Cyberstalking and Internet Threats in the Third Circuit”; Author, Global Lawyer News, August 2015
• “Dealing with the Press in High-Profile Cases: How to Neutralize the 13th Juror”; Author, American Bar Association, Litigation, Volume 41, Number 4, Summer 2015
• “When the Disciplinary Board Comes Calling: It Can Happen to You!”; Author, Upon Further Review, Philadelphia Bar Association, June 2015
• “Strict Vicarious Criminal Liability for Corporations and Corporate Executives: Stretching the Boundaries of Criminalization”; Co-Author, Georgetown University Law Center, American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 51, 2014
• “Make Probation a Real Option at Sentencing“, Author, 23 Fed. Sent’g Rep. 257, 258 (2011)

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