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AI in Legal Practice: Sanctions, Risks & the Future of Law
How courts are sanctioning attorneys for AI hallucinations, the growing crackdown on artificial intelligence in legal filings, and what it means for t…
Browse Investigations →Client Fund Misappropriation: When Lawyers Steal
Coverage of attorney theft, IOLTA trust account violations, and the cases where lawyers steal from the very clients who trusted them.…
Browse Investigations →Judicial Misconduct: When Judges Break the Rules
Investigations into judicial misconduct, bias, corruption, and the largely secretive system that is supposed to hold judges accountable.…
Browse Investigations →Disbarment: The Ultimate Attorney Discipline
Coverage of attorney disbarment cases across the country — the most serious sanction the legal profession can impose on its own members.…
Browse Investigations →Attorney Suspension: Cases & Consequences
Coverage of attorney suspension cases — the temporary removal of law licenses for professional misconduct across the United States.…
Browse Investigations →The Law School Debt Crisis: A Profession in Decline
Investigating the law school industrial complex — the institutions charging $300,000 for degrees that lead to unemployment, debt, and a profession bei…
Browse Investigations →Legal Ethics Reform: Fixing a Broken System
The case for reforming attorney discipline, judicial accountability, and the self-policing systems that protect the legal profession at the expense of…
Browse Investigations →The Founders vs. Today's Judiciary: A Constitutional Crisis
How the American judiciary has drifted from the vision of the Founding Fathers — and what the Founders' own words tell us about the crisis in our lega…
Browse Investigations →How Attorney Discipline Works: A Complete Guide
A comprehensive guide to the attorney discipline system — how complaints are filed, investigated, and resolved, and what the process actually looks li…
Browse Investigations →AI Sanctions Against Attorneys: The Growing Crackdown
Tracking every major court sanction imposed on attorneys for using AI to generate fake legal citations — and asking whether the crackdown is really ab…
Browse Investigations →Virtual Office Ethics: When Attorney Addresses Are a Mirage
Attorneys using virtual mailboxes and coworking spaces to fake physical office presence, violating New York Judiciary Law §470 and misleading clients …
Browse Investigations →Attorney Advertising Violations: Fake Photos, False Claims, and Rule 7.1
How attorneys violate Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct through misleading advertising — including AI-generated photos, fake credentials, …
Browse Investigations →Attorney Competence Violations: When Lawyers Practice Beyond Their Ability
Rule 1.1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct requires attorneys to provide competent representation. We investigate cases where attorneys take on com…
Browse Investigations →AI-Generated Attorney Photos: The New Frontier of Legal Deception
Attorneys using AI-generated headshots and synthetic images to misrepresent their appearance to clients — and why this practice may violate attorney a…
Browse Investigations →New Attorney Misconduct: The Risks of Inexperienced Lawyers
Newly admitted attorneys taking on complex legal matters without adequate experience or supervision — and the clients who pay the price for their over…
Browse Investigations →The Jack of All Trades Attorney: Competence Concerns in Multi-Practice Firms
Attorneys claiming expertise across 10 or more practice areas simultaneously — and why this raises serious Rule 1.1 competence concerns for clients.…
Browse Investigations →New York Attorney Ethics: Discipline, Grievances, and the Appellate Division
New York-specific attorney ethics coverage — Appellate Division grievance committees, how discipline works in New York, and investigations into New Yo…
Browse Investigations →Attorney Website Fraud: Fake Credentials, False Claims, and Deceptive Marketing
Attorneys whose websites misrepresent their experience, credentials, office locations, and the nature of their practice — and the ethics rules designe…
Browse Investigations →New York Appellate Division Grievance Committees: How to File a Bar Complaint
A complete guide to the four New York Appellate Division Attorney Grievance Committees — how to file a complaint, what to expect, and what the process…
Browse Investigations →How to File a Bar Complaint Against an Attorney: A Complete Guide
Step-by-step guidance on filing a bar complaint against an attorney in any state — what information you need, how the process works, and what to reali…
Browse Investigations →Attorney Discipline by the Numbers: Data, Trends, and System Failures
Data and trends in attorney discipline across the United States — complaint volumes, disposition rates, sanction patterns, and what the numbers reveal…
Browse Investigations →Real Estate Attorney Ethics: Conflicts, Dual Representation, and Client Harm
Ethics violations in real estate law practice — dual representation conflicts, undisclosed relationships with title companies and developers, and the …
Browse Investigations →Immigration Attorney Misconduct: Fraud, Incompetence, and Vulnerable Clients
Immigration attorney fraud and misconduct — the lawyers who steal from asylum seekers, file fake petitions, abandon clients mid-case, and exploit the …
Browse Investigations →Personal Injury Attorney Ethics: Advertising, Fees, and the Ambulance Chaser Problem
Ethics violations in personal injury practice — improper solicitation, excessive fees, settlement manipulation, and the attorneys who exploit accident…
Browse Investigations →Criminal Defense Attorney Misconduct: When Defenders Betray Their Clients
Misconduct by criminal defense attorneys — lawyers who steal from clients, fail to investigate, miss deadlines, and betray the people whose liberty de…
Browse Investigations →Attorney False Credentials: Fake Experience, Fabricated Honors, and Resume Fraud
Attorneys who falsely claim years of experience they do not have, honors they were not awarded, and credentials that do not exist — and what it means …
Browse Investigations →Law Firm Marketing Ethics: SEO Manipulation, Fake Reviews, and Deceptive Tactics
The dark side of law firm digital marketing — manufactured reviews, misleading SEO practices, fake case results, and other tactics that violate attorn…
Browse Investigations →Attorney Client Abandonment: When Lawyers Walk Away Mid-Case
Attorneys who abandon clients mid-representation without proper notice, without returning files, and without ensuring continuity of legal protection.…
Browse Investigations →Attorney Communication Failures: The Lawyers Who Won't Return Your Call
Rule 1.4 violations — attorneys who fail to communicate with clients, ignore inquiries, and leave clients in the dark about the status of their own le…
Browse Investigations →Contingency Fee Ethics: When Attorney Compensation Conflicts with Client Interests
The ethics of contingency fee arrangements — when fee structures align attorney and client interests, and when they create conflicts that harm the cli…
Browse Investigations →Exploiting the Self-Represented: How Attorneys Prey on Pro Se Litigants
How attorneys and the legal system exploit self-represented litigants — from opposing counsel who take unfair advantage to judges who tolerate procedu…
Browse Investigations →New York Judiciary Law §470: The Office Requirement Every New York Attorney Must Meet
New York Judiciary Law §470 requires attorneys admitted in New York to maintain a physical office in the state. We explain what the law requires, how …
Browse Investigations →Attorney Billing Fraud: When Lawyers Steal Time
Investigations into attorney billing fraud — overbilling, padding hours, billing for work not performed, and the clients who pay the price.…
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