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Attorney Ethics

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legal-news1 year ago

"Tragic Summerlin Shooting: Legal Representation Replacement Attempts Failed"

Prior to the tragic murder-suicide in Summerlin, concerns were raised about a potential conflict of interest in a custody dispute case involving a divorced couple and their attorneys, who were also family members. The attorneys themselves determine if there is a conflict of interest, and in this case, emotions were running high due to the sensitive nature of family court. The situation became more contentious as allegations of drug and alcohol use emerged during the custody dispute, leading to an emergency motion for sole custody filed by one of the parents.

politics2 years ago

Kari Lake's Lawyers Sanctioned for False Election Claims by AZ Supreme Court.

Attorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for governor in Arizona, have been sanctioned by the state's Supreme Court for making "unequivocally false" election claims in court. The lawyers were fined $2,000 for making "false factual statements to the Court." Lake had repeatedly claimed that thousands of "unaccounted for ballots" had been added to Arizona's ballot count in her loss to Gov. Katie Hobbs. The court denied Hobbs and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ request for attorney’s fees as sanctions.