There are various ways in which lawyers can run into legal-related problems or issues of legal ethics including civil lawsuits, legal malpractice, and breach of fiduciary duty or lawyer criminality and its consequences for discipline.
Topics: legal malpractice, legal ethics, civil lawsuits, fiduciary duty, lawyer criminality, and discipline.
Ownership: Who “owns” what? Ugh! & Yuck!
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. 2630 Exposition Blvd #115 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com A while back I wrote a blog (or maybe two) about irritable locutions lawyers should avoid using, especially in motions, briefs,...
The Pricks of Prenda
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. 1300 West Lynn #208 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com Here's the Prenda story, roughly speaking. The relevant "disciplinary" cases are easy to find, so this should be treated as nothing...
The Smuggling Lawyer
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. Quinn & Quinn 2630 Exposition Blvd #115 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com (Resumes: www.michaelseanquinn.com) An Idiot Lawyer There was once a man named of Goldman, Lawyer...
The Attorney Whore and Her Problems with Legal Ethics
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. 2630 Exposition Blvd #115 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com Not All Whore Attorneys Are Attorney Whores The title contains a true proposition, but it is a semantic mess. The idea is...
“With all due respect, . . .”: A Short Note
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. 1300 West Lynn Suite 208 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com www.michaelseanquinn.com Words To Be Avoided Now and then I have written on language, sayings, and wording to be avoided by lawyers...
Bitcoins, Digital Currency, International Affairs & Lawyering
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. Quinn and Quinn 1300 West Lynn #208 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com Should law firms take bitcoins as fees? Can they do this without difficulty? Can established insurers do it? Should...
Objections in Written Discovery Situations
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. 2630 Exposition Blvd #115 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com The Lord only knows what is really effective, but I'm sure the following is not sanction-able, at least on the first time it is...
Happy Lawyer: Some Quinnian Observations–Part V
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. 1300 West Lynn Suite 208 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com Resume: www.michaelseanquinn I have recently written several blog-chapters of what is really a single Blog. It has been...
The Happy Lawyer–Part Five: Some of Their Theoretical Foundaionsl
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. 1300 West Lynn #208 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com **************************************** V. Some Theoretical Foundations Some how or another, I forgot (or simply failed) to publish...
Causes of Lawyer Unhappiness–Parts IIID-IV
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. 1300 West Lynn Suite 208 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com Resume: www.michaelseanquinn.com Lawyers Being Unhappy: Some Components of Causation What I am writing about here is mostly what can...
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