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  2. Attorney misconduct - Wikipedia

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    Attorney misconduct is unethical or illegal conduct by an attorney. Attorney misconduct may include: conflict of interest, overbilling, false or misleading statements, knowingly pursuing frivolous and meritless lawsuits, concealing evidence, abandoning a client, failing to disclose all relevant facts, arguing a position while neglecting to disclose prior law which might counter the argument ...

  3. Duty to report misconduct - Wikipedia

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    The duty to report misconduct is one of the ethical duties imposed on attorneys in the United States by the rules governing professional responsibility. [1] With certain exceptions, an attorney who becomes aware that either a fellow attorney or a judge has committed an act in violation of the rules of ethical conduct must report that violation.

  4. American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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    [61] The First Circuit does the same, but also holds attorneys to the rules of conduct for the state "in which the attorney is acting at the time of the misconduct" as well as the rules of the state of the court clerk's office. [62] Because federal district courts sit within a single state, many use the professional conduct rules of that state.

  5. New York Codes, Rules and Regulations - Wikipedia

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    The New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) contains New York state rules and regulations. [1] The NYCRR is officially compiled by the New York State Department of State's Division of Administrative Rules. [2]

  6. Attorney Misconduct During Depositions - AOL

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    Complex Litigation columnist Michael Hoenig writes: Although the complex topic of deposition misbehavior is broad and the variants are many, the common thread running throughout the rules and the ...

  7. Abuse of process - Wikipedia

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    An abuse of process is the unjustified or unreasonable use of legal proceedings or process to further a cause of action by an applicant or plaintiff in an action. It is a claim made by the respondent or defendant that the other party is misusing or perverting regularly issued court process (civil or criminal) not justified by the underlying legal action.

  8. Judicial misconduct - Wikipedia

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    Judicial misconduct occurs when a judge acts in ways that are considered unethical or otherwise violate the judge's obligations of impartial conduct.. Actions that can be classified as judicial misconduct include: conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts (as an extreme example: "falsification of facts" at summary judgment); using the ...

  9. Law of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    State agency rules and regulations are promulgated in the New York State Register and codified in the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. Because New York is a common law state, every opinion, memorandum, and motion sent by the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court) and the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court (an ...