The squirrels are going about their business ignoring Derry, who I guess by now has conclusively proven she is not a threat. #cats #catsofbluesky #tortie

Happy #Caturday from Derry Girl, who is listening to the leaves rustle. #cats #tortie #catsofbluesky

#LegalEthics Tidbit: If a retired attorney representing himself pro se uses #AI -hallucinated citations, should he be held to the same standard as an active attorney? A NJ attorney on retired status filed a pro se suit in PA federal court. In his objection ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eFZRAHee #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I share privileged materials with opposing counsel if I mark them “ATTORNEY EYES ONLY”? A bank loaned money to a law firm, with the law firm’s potential settlements and verdicts as collateral. When the firm defaulted on the loan ... (cont.) lnkd.in/e3nmxPDT #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is my motion to withdraw protected anti-SLAPP activity? A CA attorney got in an argument with a client and withdrew a few days before trial on the grounds of a fee dispute. The client got new counsel and lost the case, and later sued the ...(cont) lnkd.in/eqfQaNJ2 #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I save time by using the #AI legal research my non-lawyer client gave me? A TX lawyer in a bankruptcy matter submitted a brief to the court with over thirty false or incorrect citations. When questioned about it by the judge ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eBvFb9bw #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: OK, #AI is not reliable for legal research. But it’s really good at accurately summarizing documents, right? RIGHT!? In response to a summary judgement motion, a TX plaintiff’s lawyer wanted to submit a witness affidavit that compared ... (cont.) lnkd.in/ePra8vFB #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: If opposing counsel accuses me of violating a court order, can I sue them for defamation? A GA lawyer was ordered to file a document under seal. After he filed it, opposing counsel couldn’t see anything on the docket indicating ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eknmvb4w #lawsky #law

This is my thread of #cambma Election Night live tracking results. Google Sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... So far no results, but the polls only just closed (8pm, or later if people are still in line), & mail-in ballots haven't all have been yet run through the machines at polling places.

#LegalEthcis Tidbit: If my courier service threatens the judge, should I accuse the judge of racism? A CA lawyer filed a complaint in state court on behalf of an individual client against a number of defendants, including a corporation of ... (cont.) www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk... #law #lawsky

#LegalEthics Tidbit: If I don’t like the election results, can I rush into court before I have a client? After the 2020 elections in MN didn’t turn out the way they wanted, the “Minnesota Election Integrity Team” circulated by mass email a blank affidavit that ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eir6mMaM #Law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I waive the conflict caused by my criminal defense lawyer’s racism? In Commonwealth v. Dew, 492 Mass. 254 (2023) the MA Supreme Judicial Court held that a criminal defense lawyer’s manifestations of racial bias in social ... (cont.) www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk... #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: If someone else inflates my academic credentials, do I have a duty to correct them? A NJ lawyer’s firm created a website in 2010. His website biography, which he did not personally prepare, falsely represented that he graduated “cum laude” … (cont) lnkd.in/eiqmHcfD #law

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Happy #Caturday from Derry Girl, who is in a climbing mood today. #cats #catsofbluesky #tortie

#LegalEthics Tidbit #Halloween Edition: If my client wants to defame someone in his will, should I advise him he can still get sued after he dies? Can you or your estate be sued after you die for defaming someone in your will? I’m reposting my old article on ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eBz2R7BQ #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: If I never read the cases I cited before #AI came along, why should I do it now? The lawyer representing the Mother in a MD domestic relations case submitted a brief full of fake citations hallucinated by #artificialintelligence... (cont.) lnkd.in/e7_Tp2eU #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit #Halloween Edition: Why is it wrong to ghostwrite purportedly “pro se” filings? In a NV case, a co-plaintiff (who was an attorney) ghostwrote papers for his pro se co-plaintiff. The Court described this as ... (cont.) lnkd.in/e6qXjEnT #lawsky #law

#LegalEThics Tidbit #Halloween Edition: Can the prosecutor tell the jury that the defendant is a witch? During a drug deal, a man taunted and threatened a NM woman in front of another drug dealer witness. The woman later asked her husband to beat up the ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eSq6aBxK #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit #Halloween Edition: Should I let my client ghostwrite pleadings for me? A CA attorney was retained by a CA man who had been previously designated as a vexatious litigant and had a history of using his lawyers' PACER credentials to file ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eT9Fm_HP #law #lawsky

#LegalEthics Tidbit #Halloween Edition: Is there a way we can blame the Salem Witch Trials on New York? I live in Massachusetts, so the answer is yes, of course we can blame New York. Only one person involved in the Salem witch trials ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eM_gwZh5 lnkd.in/eJHRkuQa #lawsky #law

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#LegalEthics Tidbit #Halloween Edition: Can my fee agreement require my client to keep paying fees after they die? A NC estate planning lawyer asked the NC bar if he could include a provision in the fee agreement providing that the ... (cont.) lnkd.in/e_P4AJE6 #lawsky #law

Happy #Caturday from Derry Girl, who wants me tell you that her carefully placed arched-back Halloween pose is intended to juxtapose the holiday's uneasy relationship with icons of traditional Catholicism. #cats #catsofbluesky #tortie #halloween

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Will my #AI Hallucination SNAFU be mooted if the case is dismissed? A third-party seller on Amazon.com sued Amazon in DC for breach of contract, and Amazon moved to compel arbitration. In opposition, the plaintiff’s counsel included a bunch ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eYwER485 #Law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is it frivolous to appeal my sanctions for #AI hallucinations? A LA lawyer submitted a memo in state court that contained citations completely hallucinated by #artificialintelligence. Opposing counsel contacted her ... (cont.) #law #lawsky www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk...

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a party with adverse interests fire my lawyer? A CO attorney began representing a son with regard to a financial matter. During that representation, the lawyer agreed to represent the son’s father in an estate plan, which left ... (cont.) lnkd.in/es6CEjzS #law #lawsky

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I advise a defendant on a pre-trial plea deal if a former client may be an adverse witness later at trial? Multiple defendants were arrested as part of a drug distribution ring in CO. One defendant (the Witness) pled ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eV9gZppT #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I plagiarize someone else’s complaint for my copycat lawsuit? About 40 Puerto Rican municipalities (but not the capital, San Juan) filed a class action complaint several oil companies. A year later, a lawyer representing ... (cont.) lnkd.in/e3EVCfgQ #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I avoid being sanctioned for #AI hallucinations by showing the judge all the citations I DIDN’T hallucinate? In a civil case in N.D. Ohio, plaintiff’s opposition to summary judgment contained 4 cases that the judge could not find and...(cont.) lnkd.in/exMe5-wb #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: If opposing law firms in a litigation merge, how long can they hide the conflict from the judge? At a discovery conference an EDNY civil case, Plaintiff’s counsel announced that his firm was merging into a larger law firm, and that... (cont.) lnkd.in/duXBz4Q9 #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can the prosecutor and the defendant engage in “friendly banter” when defense counsel is out of the room? A CA man already serving a life sentence was on trial for murdering someone in prison. During the proceedings, the defendant ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eu2YCBR5 #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is substitute counsel in trouble if she repeats incorrect citations made by predecessor counsel? A DC lawyer opposed summary judgment in a CA civil litigation and then retired. The summary judgment briefing wrongly cited a case for its opposite .. (cont.) #law #lawsky

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a judge’s administrative staff correct typos after the judge has signed the order? The OH Bd. Of Prof. Conduct opines that once a judge signs an opinion or order, court staff should not be permitted to make ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eF4zWcH7 #lawsky #Legal

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I string out my disciplinary proceedings in Illinois long enough to avoid reciprocal discipline in Texas? Yep. An Illinois/Texas attorney committed misconduct in IL in 2017, and the misconduct was reported to the IL disciplinary ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eeXi5HJk #lawsky #Law

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Happy #Caturday from Derry Girl, who is performing cat ballet in the back yard. #cats #catsofbluesky #tortie

ABA Op. #517 expresses concern that the use of #artificialintelligence in jury selection may lead to unlawful discrimination based on race whether or not the lawyer realizes it. I don't have access to fancy #AI, but I asked ChatGPT to show me what a jury in Boston, MA looks like. #legalethics

#LegalEthics Tidbit: If a judge is a crime victim, can a prosecutor who appears before the judge in other cases prosecute the judge’s case too? An incarcerated individual in MN sent a letter threatening to kill a district court judge. When the state ... (cont.) lnkd.in/ehw2F7_d #lawsky #law

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I sign a fee agreement that limits my discretion under the Rules of Professional Conduct? The NYC Bar has issued an opinion addressing fee agreements and employment contracts that purport to limit in advance a lawyer’s professional independence ... lnkd.in/d5fBY9iv #law