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Colorado justices tell Arapahoe County judge to reconsider disqualification of law firm from case
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday directed an Arapahoe County judge to reconsider his prior decision to remove a law firm from a civil lawsuit due to a conflict of interest. In an unsigned Sept. 8 order, the justices laid out specific issues the judge needed to examine before concluding that the work an attorney…
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Colorado ethics panel: Judge cannot drive car advertising wife’s law firm, may ‘occasionally’ ride in it
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A judge whose wife works at a law firm may not drive a car that has the firm’s logo affixed to the side, nor may he park the vehicle in front of his home, the state’s judicial ethics panel advised last week. The judge may, however, ride as a passenger “occasionally,” the panel added. The…
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Colorado Supreme Court draws line on financial penalties for firm-switching lawyers
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Law firms may not require departing attorneys to pay a fixed amount for every client they take with them, unconnected to the firm’s actual expenses, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. Under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys, law firms generally cannot enter into an agreement that “restricts the right of a lawyer to…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs propriety of financial penalties for job-switching lawyers
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When attorney Grant Bursek left his job for a different law firm, his old employer billed him $18,936 – meaning $1,052 for each of the 18 clients he took with him, pursuant to an agreement he signed months earlier. Now, in a first-of-its kind case, the Colorado Supreme Court is pondering whether law firms may charge…
