Sometimes, it’s just better to not accept certain clients. I talked about a major error by the Alex Jones lawyers here. Well, that same lawyer, Andino Reynal, was even then due to appear in a Connecticut district court for a show cause hearing regarding the disclosure by Alex Jones lawyers of confidential information about
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Lawyer Suspended for Texting Answers During Deposition
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Taking depositions by phone or Zoom invites abuse. In one 2018 deposition, the defense lawyer texted advice to the witness and was caught. The witness was an insurance adjuster who was testifying about a worker’s compensation case. Derek Vashon James, a Florida lawyer, represented the employer. The court reporter refused to swear in the adjuster,…
Lawyer Blames Leisure Lifestyle for Sanctions
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Every lawyer is like a small business. We can decide when and what to say to judges, clients and opposing lawyers . . . until someone reports our conduct. A New Jersey lawyer learned that lesson the hard way recently. Jared Stolz was disciplined by the New Jersey Supreme Court after he sent emails to…