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More Than Legal Fees: The True Price Of An Ethics Investigation For Lawyers

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Attorneys who find themselves in the crosshairs of an ethics investigation or disciplinary proceeding face significant costs.  When a lawyer receives a bar complaint, they typically focus on what it will cost to pay an attorney to represent them.  But the true price of an ethics investigation involves much more than just lawyer fees.  Lawyers […]

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Ninth Circuit Holds Rule 45 Subpoena Geographic Limits Apply To Remote Testimony: Is This Doom And Gloom For Trial By Zoom?

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In an appellate case of first impression on a novel procedural issue, the Ninth Circuit on July 27 in Kirkland v. USBC, Los Angeles, quashed trial subpoenas purporting to command individuals who resided and worked out-of-state and more than 100 miles from the courthouse to “appear” at a hearing by contemporaneous video transmission.  Addressing an

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