Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Nov. 4, 2019
New ethics rules warning: Attorneys need to watch what they say in court filings
A U.S. district judge's referral of an attorney to the State Bar over documents he filed to prove his client's fraudulent contract claim, and an appellate affirmation, has surprised legal ethics experts because such referrals by federal jurists are rare.
A U.S. district judge's referral of an attorney to the State Bar over documents he filed to prove his client's fraudulent contract claim has surprised legal ethics experts because such referrals by federal jurists are rare.
The ruling, affirmed on appeal, might be a warning to California lawyers that professional rules adopted a year ago require them to take more care with what they write about an opposing party, the experts said.
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