Legal Ethics Roundup

Happy 2025! Heading to AALS in SF? Here's the Guide You Need - LER Bonus Content No. 18 (01.01.25)

If you're in San Francisco for the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, here's your guide to all things legal ethics (plus a few of my…

Jan 1 • 

Renee Jefferson

December 2024

LER No. 69 - "Kids for Cash" Judge Clemency, Ethics of Lawyer Investigations, Judicial Recusal 5-Min Rule, New Civil Justice Innovation…

The Legal Ethics Roundup - your Monday morning tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics with University of Houston law professor Renee…

Dec 16, 2024

LER No. 68 - Protests & Mental Health on Bar License Applications, AZ Limits Lawyer Ethics Complaints, Inside Supreme Court Ethics, the End…

The Legal Ethics Roundup - your Monday morning tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics with University of Houston law professor Renee…

Dec 10, 2024

ILEC XI 2026 - Save-the-Date!

The next International Legal Ethics Conference will be held at the University of Houston December 2-4, 2026

Dec 3, 2024 • 

Renee Jefferson

LER No. 67 (First Monday Edition)- Giuliani Lawyers Quit Over Ethics, Mexico Judicial Reform, Legal Ethicists on Bluesky, Ethics History…

The Legal Ethics Roundup - your Monday morning tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics with University of Houston law professor Renee…

Dec 2, 2024 • 

Renee Jefferson

November 2024

LER No. 66 - Ex-Judge Suspended from Practice, Thanksgiving Rec's, Ethics Opinions (Not) Muzzling Lawyers & Judges, PA Lawyer Texting Ban…

The Legal Ethics Roundup - your Monday morning tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics with University of Houston law professor Renee…

Nov 25, 2024

LER No. 65 - Former Senator Loses Law License, Gov Ethics Czar Confirmed, the Ethics of FedSoc Debates on Judges' Ethics, CO A2J Listening…

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Nov 18, 2024

Celebrating the Zacharias Prize Winner - LER Bonus Content No. 17 (11.13.24)

Scott Cummings wins the prestigious Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize for Scholarship in Professional Responsibility with his article "Lawyers in…

Nov 13, 2024 • 

Renee Jefferson

LER No. 64 - Lawyer Defends Cocaine Use, Cameras Banned in Fed Criminal Trials, CO Reforms Judicial Discipline, Election-Related Ethics, DOJ…

The Legal Ethics Roundup - your Monday morning tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics with University of Houston law professor Renee…

Nov 11, 2024

LER No. 63 (First Monday Edition) - NY Suspends Chesebro, an ABA for Journalists?, Mexico SCT Justices Resign, Election Ethics, Birthday…

The Legal Ethics Roundup - your Monday morning tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics with University of Houston law professor Renee…

Nov 4, 2024

October 2024

LER No. 62 - Lawyers & Cannabis, Judges & Social Media, Firms & Money Laundering, Liability for Third-Party Vendors, and More (10.28.24)

The Legal Ethics Roundup - your Monday morning tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics with University of Houston law professor Renee…

Oct 28, 2024 • 

Renee Jefferson

LER No. 61 - Ethics of Jailhouse & Opioid Lawyers, $18,500/Hour Fee Reduced, NJ to Reinstate Post-Disbarment, Columbia Law Prof Files…

The Legal Ethics Roundup - your Monday morning tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics with University of Houston law professor Renee…

Oct 21, 2024