ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct: Current Reports Index-Summary

NAME OF FIRM

– “Legal Experts” as trade name (Fla.), 343; specialization claims, rule, 343
– Practice area, reference to (Ohio Sup. Ct. Op.), 133
– Retired partner who is of counsel but has own firm, use of name (Neb. Op.), 640

NATIVE AMERICANS

– State court disciplinary jurisdiction over conduct in tribal court, federal abstention (8th Cir.), 441
– Tribal trusts, legal advice to federal government, attorney-client privilege (Fed. Cir.), 35

NATURAL DISASTERS

– Malpractice, standing, citizen suit re Congressional allocation of Katrina relief money (D.D.C.), 602

NEBRASKA

– Disciplinary proceedings, depression as mitigating factor (Neb.), 728
– Malpractice

– – Counsel for parent firm and subsidiary, duty to affiliated entities (Neb.), 717
– – Wrongful death, liability to third-party beneficiaries (Neb.), 64

– Name of firm, retired partner who is of counsel but has own firm (Neb. Op.), 640
– Practice during suspension, disbarment (Neb.), 728

NEVADA

– Access to file, use of federal law to sanction law firm re “scorched earth” fight with predecessor counsel (D. Nev.), 256
– Whistleblowers, in-house counsel retaliatory discharge claim (D. Nev.), 9

NEW HAMPSHIRE

– Conflicts of interest, website inviting e-mail from public (N.H. Op.), 467
– Friends or relatives of client, use as interpreters (N.H. Op.), 500
– Malpractice, innocence test, application to habeas corpus-based claim (N.H.), 406

NEW JERSEY

– Conflicts of interest

– – Concurrent conflict, mandatory disqualification (D.N.J.), 91
– – Estate administrator counsel, acceptance of surety company mandates for bond issuance (N.J. Op.), 751
– – Mortgage improperly taken from client, disqualification (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 494; rule, text, 494
– – Restrictive agreement with opposing parties, equitable estoppel (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 126
– – Substantially related matters, test to determine (N.J.), 282

– Contingent fees, criminal ban, quasi-criminal matters (N.J. Op.), 233
– Employee privacy in personal e-mail sent to lawyer on company laptop (N.J.), 221
– In-state office, N.J.-based lawyer, challenge to N.Y. requirement (N.D.N.Y.), 124
– Law firms, virtual office as primary workspace (N.J. Op.), 232
– Malpractice

– – Affidavit of merit requirement in suit against out-of-state firms (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 372
– – Client settlement of underlying matter (N.J.), 332

– Public interest lawyers, bargaining on attorneys' fees and merits (N.J.), 66
– Sexual harassment of clients, suspension (N.J.), 503
– State troopers, ban on law practice (3rd Cir.), 671

NEW MEXICO

– Conflicts of interest, settlement proposing opponent stop work on case, restriction on legal practice (D.N.M.), 92
– Lost earnings from future work, recovery from former client (N.M.), 664
– Unauthorized practice, inactive out-of-state lawyer using MJP rule, suspension (N.M.), 469

NEW YORK

– Advertising and solicitation

– – Certification claims, disclaimer mandate, vagueness (W.D.N.Y.), 253; text of rule, 253
– – Client testimonials, disclaimer in ads containing (N.Y. Op.), 73
– – Content limits and waiting period, state rules (2d Cir.), 146

– Bogus lawsuit, attorney-client privilege use to defeat subpoena (S.D.N.Y.), 714
– Client files, retainer stipulation re handling at end of case (New York City Op.), 100; bar panel recommendation, text, 100
– Commingling and mishandling client funds, suspension (N.Y. App. Div.), 504
– Confidential client information, storage online with third-party provider (N.Y. Op.), 639
– Conflicts of interest

– – Defendant and cooperating witness, concurrent conflicts (S.D.N.Y.), 548
– – Job bias suit against school board on which firm associate serves as officer (E.D.N.Y.), 463

– Contingent fees, discharged firm, quantum meruit recovery (N.Y. App. Div.), 38
– Deceit law, out-of-state conduct (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 98
– Eviction suit against client/tenants, suspension (N.Y. App. Div.), 236
– Foreign legal consultant holding self out as N.Y. lawyer, disbarment (N.Y. App. Div.), 266
– Ignoring law partner's fraudulent behavior, suspension (N.Y. App. Div.), 345
– In-house counsel

– – Attorney-client privilege, failure to vet bar status of lawyer (S.D.N.Y.), 399
– – Multijurisdictional practice (N.Y. Op.), 45
– – Out-of-state lawyers, state Bar proposal, 704; text, 704
– – Wrongful termination, counterclaim re fiduciary duty breach (N.Y. App. Div.), 67

– In-state office, N.J.-based lawyer, challenge to N.Y. requirement (N.D.N.Y.), 124
– Malpractice

– – Deceptive trade practices, pension plan marketing (N.Y. App. Div.), 40
– – Divorce client assurances of satisfaction (N.Y. App. Div.), 698
– – Estate-planning client, suit re firm's separate advice to husband (N.Y. App. Div.), 715
– – Estate representative standing re suit against decedent's lawyer (N.Y.), 369
– – False assurances that client would pay third-party fees (N.Y. App. Div.), 190
– – Legal advice and services as basis for aiding fraud and fiduciary duty breach claims (N.Y. App. Div.), 150
– – Litigation finance firm, suit against firm for helping client duck obligation (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 459

– Multijurisdictional practice, N.Y. City Bar report, 415
– Offensive private remarks by lawyer re judge, discipline (N.Y. App. Div.), 389
– Outsourcing of work abroad, N.Y. City Bar report, 19
– Perjury by client

– – Deposition testimony (New York County Op.), 200
– – Remedy (N.Y. Op.), 199

– Pressing baseless RICO claim, CLE as Rule 11 sanction (S.D.N.Y.), 6; nonmonetary sanctions, list, 7
– Pro se representation, ghostwriting lawyers, disclosure of presence (N.Y. County Op.), 290
– Social networking pages of litigation party, usage of trickery to access (N.Y. City Op.), 607
– Tax evasion, suspension (N.Y. App. Div.), 14
– Third-party financial professionals, liability (N.Y.), 635

NONCLIENTS

– Malpractice

– – Disbursement of funds (Tex. Ct. App.), 552
– – Fees of third party, false assurances that client would pay (N.Y. App. Div.), 190
– – Liability as ERISA fiduciary, Special Report, 183; best practices to limit risk, 184
– – Third party for whom client holds power of attorney, duty to (S.C.), 461
– – Wrongful death, liability to third-party beneficiaries (Neb.), 64

– Standing, challenge to joint representation by opposing counsel (Cal. Ct. App.), 493

NONLAWYERS

– Assistant to lawyer, use to communicate with client (Mich. informal Op.), 501
– Division of fees with D.C. firm with nonlawyer partner (Phila. Op.), 556
– Investment in law firms, 355; nonlawyer partners, D.C. rule, 356
– Malpractice, paralegal immunity from client negligence suit (E.D. Ky.), 749
– Role in law firms, 110; D.C. rule, text, 111
– Screening, employee who worked for opposing counsel (Tex.), 547
– Social Security case, paying nonlawyer predecessor out of attorneys' fee (Me. Op.), 101
– Trust funds of firm, access to (Fla.), 411
– Unauthorized practice

See UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW

NORTH CAROLINA

– Nonjudge reference to self as “Madame Justice,” reprimand (N.C.), 413
– Pro hac vice admission, revocation without specific rules violation (N.C.), 403
– Unpaid fees, lawyer suit to recover (N.C. Ct. App.), 5

NORTH DAKOTA

– Anti-contact rule, violation by lawyer acting pro se, suspension (N.D.), 615
– Incapacitated client, redoing will without consulting guardian, suspension (N.D.), 439
– Malpractice, standing under attorney misconduct law, lawyer suit against competitor (N.D.), 568; law, text, 569