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Vol. 25, Nos. 1 - 26, pp. 1 - 740
Jan. 7 -- Dec. 23, 2009

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    PATENTS
    PENNSYLVANIA
      – Conflicts of interest, firm representing builder of proposed office building may not withdraw from representing other client who opposes proposal (Philadelphia Bar Ass'n Op.), 447
      – Facebook page, lawyers may not mislead witnesses into granting access to (Philadelphia Bar Ass'n Op.), 218
      – Fees, adoption court may not sua sponte reduce based on notions of reasonableness (Pa. Super. Ct.), 490
      – Frivolous appeal by criminal defendant, contents of Anders brief (Pa.), In Brief, 492
      – In-house counsel, fees for special admission, Analysis and Perspective, 95
      – Ineffective assistance, no prejudice presumed despite deficient brief by appellate counsel (Pa.), 353
      – Job bias claim against firm, shareholder not required to arbitrate (3d Cir.), 159
      – Malpractice, courts have no duty to find viable theories in complaint (Pa.), 236
      – Metadata embedded in electronic documents, lawyers may use (Pa. Op.), 245
    PERSONAL INJURY
      – Charging excessive fee and unquestioning acceptance of supervisor instructions, lawyer reprimanded (Ohio), 692
      – Incompetence not valid basis for disqualification (Wash. Ct. App.), In Brief, 730
      – Malpractice, conferees discuss highest-risk areas of law practice, 536
      – Solicitation of families of air crash victims, lawyer settles charges of violating federal law, 530
    PRIVACY
    PRIVATE FIRMS
    PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
      – Attorney-client privilege
      – Fair reporting privilege, lawyer issuing press release with defamatory statements repeated from complaint not automatically protected (Ill. App. Ct.), 463
      – Litigation privilege, malpractice
        – – Mid-trial settlement offer, absolute privilege protects attorney letter (Cal. Ct. App.), 125
        – – Settlement letter, statements by opposing counsel protected (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 10
      – Tax practitioner privilege, tax shelter exception limited (In Brief), 354
      – Work product protections
    PRO BONO REPRESENTATION
      – Tenn. rules seek to boost lawyer provision, In Brief, 226
    PRO SE REPRESENTATION
      – Advice to seek counsel, lawyer dealing with self-represented person may go beyond (New York City Op.), 194
      – Attorneys' fees
        – – Defective home construction, lawyer representing himself and wife not entitled to fees (Cal. Ct. App.), 556
        – – Rule 11 sanctions
          – – – Frivolous suit, lawyer defending self not entitled to fees (Cal.), 51
          – – – Pro se lawyer not entitled to fees after opponent sanctioned re frivolous suit (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), 585
      – Baseball cap and jeans, pro se lawyer lacks right to wear at hearing (E.D.N.Y.), 558
      – Defendants, prosecutors may negotiate pleas with (Wis. Op.), 195; text of rule, 196
      – Limited assistance representations, Mass. to allow, 255
      – Settlement agreement indemnification clause allows pro se lawyer to collect contractual fees (La. Ct. App.), In Brief, 593
      – Suspended lawyer disbarred for asserting frivolous defense while acting pro se during suspension (Va.), 251
    PROBATE MATTERS
    PROCEDURE
      – Appeals
      – Arbitration
      – Class actions
      – Discovery
      – Private right of action lacking at common law to sue for unauthorized practice of law (Ohio), 442
      – Res judicata, fraud claims against lawyer of opponent need not be joined to suit against opponent (Minn. Ct. App.), 401
      – Rule 11 sanctions
      – Standing
      – Statutes of limitations
    PROSECUTORS
      – Conflicts of interest
        – – Defendant testifying against family member in separate case, prosecutor may not try case against (Ind.), In Brief, 645
        – – Hiring lawyer who earlier represented defendant, no per se rule disqualifying entire office (Utah), 467
        – – Post-conviction relief waivers, scope of plea agreements limited (Mo. Op.), 327; views of ethics committees from other states, 327
      – Defective license, defendant must show harm to obtain retrial (Minn.), 243
      – Defense lawyer suspended for offering to stay quiet about prosecutorial misconduct in exchange for dismissal of charges (Neb.), 452
      – DOJ Professional Responsibility Office, Brown named head, 203
      – E-mail messages sent to personal counsel at work protected (D.D.C.), In Brief, 729
      – Ex parte contact with witness represented in related suit improper (Neb. Op.), 219
      – Exculpatory information, duty to disclose goes beyond Brady obligation (ABA Op.), 471
      – Misconduct, intimidation of witnesses, stock option backdating suit against Broadcom execs dismissed (C.D. Cal.), 738
      – Post-trial DNA testing, absolute immunity shields delay in revealing (2d Cir.), 683
      – Pro se defendants, prosecutors may negotiate pleas with (Wis. Op.), 195; text of rule, 196
      – Screen in 2-person office effective (Mich. Ct. App.), In Brief, 688
      – Sharing information improperly
        – – Explicit photos of minors, prosecutor suspended (Kan.), 61
        – – Informer data, supervisory prosecutor has absolute immunity from civil rights suit over failure to train other lawyers (U.S., judg rvs), 58
      – Trading leniency for cash donations, lawyer suspended (Iowa), 133
      – Trial conduct, judge who dismissed Stevens (R-Alaska) case orders probe of top prosecutors (D.D.C.), 202
      – Use of PowerPoint jigsaw puzzle in closing argument improper (Cal. Ct. App.), In Brief, 644
    PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS
      – Conflicts of interest, none found since initial consultation did not create lawyer-client relationship (W. Va.), 359
      – Lawyer-client relationship, protection of information during possible referral talks (D.C. Op.), 130
      – Malpractice, potential clients may sue for bad advice during initial interview (Colo. Ct. App.), 104
    PUBLIC DEFENDERS
      Anders briefs for meritless appeals
        – – Appointed counsel may not use (Ind.), 384
        – – Contents of brief detailed (Pa.), In Brief, 492
      – Conflicts of interest
        – – Entire office, conflicts not always imputed to (Idaho), 285
        – – Post-conviction relief waivers, scope of plea agreements limited (Mo. Op.), 327; views of ethics committees from other states, 327
      – Excessive caseloads
        – – ABA approves guidelines for managing, 418
        – – Failure to move to withdraw ineffective (Cal. Ct. App.), 163
      – Indigent defendants, judges may not require representation (Mo.), 728
      – Part-time contract lawyers using same county office not associated with each other in firm (Ind.), 171

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