Counseling a client to disobey a court order
March 11, 2011
I conducted a court-ordered mediation today in which one of the parties failed to show up. This party’s counsel explained she had told her client
March 7, 2011
In 2003, the South Carolina Supreme Court amended the lawyer’s oath to include a vow of “civility” towards “opposing parties and their counsel.” In 2004, the
Attorney discipline and the social media bugaboo
February 3, 2011
I greatly admire the South Carolina Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) but I wish someone would take them to task for their constant fear mongering
December 11, 2010
It’s pretty hard to be a litigator in South Carolina without also being a notary. There’s affidavits and other documents that are required to be
Facebook and the Legal World: Can Law and Culture co-exist?
October 6, 2010
This weekend I asked for guest blogs. Having recently seen David Fincher’s excellent new movie about the birth of facebook, The Social Network, Taylor Long’s
I thought I was “taking one for the team”
September 15, 2010
For a family law attorney, having sexual relations with a client’s spouse is probably the height of (over)zealous advocacy (assuming that the spouse is the
June 14, 2010
This is the final ethics lesson I wish to impart to my mentees, though I intend to add to this series in the future as
