Ethics and Professionalism
Discussing current ethics and professionalism issues in the practice of law, including commentary on ethics opinions and guest contributions from local attorneys.
The North Carolina Ethics Committee proposed an opinion suggesting that lawyers may advise their clients to remove social media posts if doing so does not constitute spoliation or is otherwise illegal.
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In light of the recent California Judicial Bar’s proposed amendment which may prohibit judges from being members of the Boy Scouts, will North Carolina judges also be prohibited from participating in Boy Scouts?
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The California Judicial bar is proposing an amendment which would effectively prohibit Judges from being members of the Boy Scouts of America.
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The presiding judge and lead prosecutor established a “personal and emotional relationship” during the course of a capital murder trial.
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Knowing and utilizing the Rules can go a long way in avoiding State Bar grievances and other costly disputes with clients.
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You are going through the discovery materials that opposing counsel sent you when you come across a document that is marked “Privileged.” How do you handle this situation? What are your duties?
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In October 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit blocked Judge Shira Scheindlin’s order requiring changes to the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program and removed Judge Scheindlin from the case. In August, after a two-month trial, Scheindlin ruled that the
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Editor’s Note: The Campbell Law Observer has partnered with the Wake County Bar Association & Tenth Judicial District to occasionally re-publish articles from the Professionalism Committee. The following article was recently published on the WCBA’s Professionalism Committee blog. I,
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Ecuadorian plaintiffs alleging environmental harms and private injuries against Chevron may have lost their only remedy through their lawyer’s fraudulent actions in Ecuador.
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OK, so the words are not really dirty, indecent, or obscene, and their use won’t get you arrested — a la George Carlin. But there are certain words or phrases a NC attorney should be wary of when creating a webpage or an advertisement. These are words or phrases that can get you in trouble unless you are careful about how you use them and, in some cases, unless you include disclaimer language. By the way, this is not an exclusive list, but it does include some of the usual language that trips up attorneys.
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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's challenge of defending a same-sex marriage ban that he personally opposes demonstrates the unique position faced by attorneys general.
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Bringing the Campbell Law Observer online in March 2012 was just the first step in bringing the only publication of its kind in North Carolina to fruition. The editorial team, led by Editor-in-Chief Emeritus John Hardin, undertook the substantial task of transitioning a print-only publication
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The North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct create unique challenges for lawyers appointed to public office.
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People routinely use the Internet for various functions. Whether personal, professional, or political, web use undoubtedly plays a prominent role in the everyday lives of many Americans. As is often the case, however, with popularity often comes problems. Turn on the news, click on a news
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A redistricting plan that pleases everyone simply does not exist. As Justice Hudson put it in her dissent to the North Carolina Supreme Court’s most recent redistricting decision, “[R]edistricting litigation is virtually inevitable every ten years. . . .” But the controversy surrounding
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