ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct: Current Reports Index-Summary

TAXATION

– Cash fee payments, lawyer disbarred after guilty plea to violating IRS reporting laws (Wash.), 415
– Return preparation for judge done for free, lawyer's nondisclosure to opposing counsel not dishonest (Ill.), 332
– Tax debt, broken promise to repay prevents reinstatement of suspended lawyer (Okla.), 296
– Tax practitioner privilege, tax shelter exception limited (In Brief), 354
– Work product, IRS may obtain tax accrual workpapers if disclosed to auditors (1st Cir.), 54; ruling vacated, 173; workpapers not privileged (1st Cir., en banc), 433

TENNESSEE

– ABA Model Rules, revisions proposed, 275; client files, text of proposal, 276
– Client files, invoices or bills need not be turned over as part of client request after withdrawal from representation (Tenn. Ct. App.), 128
– Malpractice, purposely delaying service of process made filing untimely (Tenn. Ct. App.), 11
– Pro bono services, rules seek to boost lawyer provision, In Brief, 226

TESTIMONY

See WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY

TEXAS

– Comments made about competing firm to city council, law firm immune from suit (Tex. Ct. App.), 268
– Conditional law license revoked for failure to manage debts (Tex. Ct. App.), 214
– In-house counsel fee calculated using market value (Tex. Ct. App.), 26
– Mail fraud, convicted lawyer properly disbarred under intentional crime rules (Tex.), 16; rules, text, 16
– Malpractice

– – Decedent's lawyers, estate executor may sue for conduct unrelated to will (Tex.), 350
– – Fla. firm referring in-state client to Tex. firm not subject to suit in Tex. (Tex. Ct. App.), 290
– – Malicious prosecution claim arising in bankruptcy not preempted (Tex.), 24
– – N.Y. firm mail and e-mails into Tex. do not create jurisdiction in state (Tex. Ct. App.), 107

THEFT

– In-house lawyer caught stealing food from office cafeteria censured (Kan.), 252
– Threats to bring meritless suit unless victim paid, lawyer properly convicted of theft by extortion (N.H.), 438

THREATS

– Client threats to harm third parties, lawyer cannot be compelled to tell grand jury (Mass.), 157
– Theft by extortion, lawyer properly convicted for threatening to bring meritless suit unless victim paid (N.H.), 438

TRIAL CONDUCT

– Access to file, lawyers and firm sanctioned over “scorched earth” fight with predecessor counsel (D. Nev.), 211
– Bad faith of attorneys, sanctions under court's inherent power

– – Imputation of bad faith to firm not allowed (2d Cir.), 241
– – Shifting government's fees to criminal defense lawyer not allowed (Ariz. Ct. App.), 517

– Comments made about competing firm to city council, law firm immune from suit (Tex. Ct. App.), 268
– Defamation, filing action against former client over statements to disciplinary authorities, lawyer reprimanded (La.), 170
– Fieger lacks standing to challenge state rules requiring “courtesy” and “respect” from lawyers, judgment vacated (E.D. Mich.), 50
– Frivolous lawsuits

See FRIVOLOUS CLAIMS

– Malpractice, Anti-SLAPP law does not bar suit despite some claims refer to public petitioning actions taken in court (Cal. Ct. App.), 516
– Rule 11 sanctions

See RULE 11 SANCTIONS

– Trading insults and courtroom altercation, one lawyer suspended, other reprimanded (La.), 298
– Vexatious litigation sanction, lawyer ability to pay has no impact on size (7th Cir.), 126