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Pay-to-pay, the practice of providing municipal engagements to law firms or attorneys seemingly in exchange for political contributions, is prohibited under a controversial resolution being considered by the ABA. Voluntary efforts to end this practice have failed, but some attorneys are critical of the proposed ABA rule. These critics say the proposed rule focuses unfairly on municipal finance attorneys and the existing Model Rules of Professional Conduct already prevent this abuse. These arguments appear to be spurious, since the Model Rules have proven inadequate in this area.
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Attacks on judges by lawyers when the lawyers knows such attacks are without factual basis or with reckless disregard for the attacks' truth are ethical lapses which should be disciplined and have been by both federal and state courts across the US. There is nothing wrong with criticizing a judge when the criticism is based on fact or law. Disciplinary action is warranted when this is not the case.
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Grievance boards and courts have become less tolerant of legal malpractice resulting from attorneys accepting a case above their technical capability. Statistics show that such breaches are more likely to occur with sole practitioners and small law firms. Even sole practitioners should have strict self-audit procedures and discuss problem cases with colleagues.
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