Calif. mulls ex parte exception
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California is considering an amendment to Rule 2-100 which would allow prosecutors to have ex parte contact with defendants, an exception to the general ban on ex parte contacts. The proposed amendment is at the public comment stage with much opposition and nobody speaking in favor of the change. Barry Tarlow is helping with a statewide campaign in opposition and contends that the amendment would go against a Ninth Circuit decision denouncing an ex parte contact by a prosecutor and would codify a memorandum submitted by former Attorney General Richard Thornburgh which the ABA was against.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Lay partner sparks suspension; California scheming
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California attorney Frank Jones has been suspended from practice for paying so little attention to an ancillary business specializing in personal injury work in which he had a non-lawyer partner that for all intents and purposes the latter was engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. In addition, the setting up of the business did not comply with all requirements for professional incorporation.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Calif. sex ban nets few results; investigations ongoing
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The California Bar's ban on attorney-client sex marked its first anniversary in mid-Sep 1993 with 22 of the original 35 complaints in the investigatory stage. One of these has been deemed serious enough to be legally reviewed. Many cases have been dropped due to insufficient evidence. Third-party complaints are being disregarded. Oregon and New York have adopted variations of the California ban.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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