In this podcast, Humorist at Law Sean Carter introduces nominees for his annual Ethy Awards, which chronicles the best of the worst legal ethics violations. In doing so, he will not only make you laugh, but make you think about your own behavior, whether or not you happen to practice law for a living.
Ethy Awards
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In this podcast, Humorist at Law Sean Carter introduces nominees for his annual Ethy Awards, which chronicles the best of the worst legal ethics violations. In doing so, he will not only make you laugh, but make you think about your own behavior, whether or not you happen to practice law for a living.
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November 23, 2022
Episode 59 - Trading Favors
<p>To support the podcast, please visit us at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ethyawards" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ethyawards</a></p> <p>In this episode, we recap the four newest Ethy Awards nominees, including two nominees for Ms/Mr Uncongeniality:</p> <p><strong>(1) SPEED (Ms/Mr Uncongeniality)</strong></p> <p>A lawyer has been interiorly suspended in both Kentucky and Ohio for threatening to "blow up" an allegedly corruption scheme.</p> <p><strong>(2) ENOUGH SAID (Pit Bull Award)</strong></p> <p>An Illinois lawyer is being charged with ethics violations for filing at least 26 lawsuits against his town after it declined to hire him as an employee.</p> <p><strong>(3) MY COUSIN VINNY (Ms/Mr Uncongeniality)</strong></p> <p>The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed a murder conviction because the prosecutor was demeaning and insulting in his cross-examination of the defendant's expert witness.</p> <p><strong>(4) TRADING FAVORS (Most Creative Billing)</strong></p> <p>A Maine lawyer was reprimanded for bartering legal services in exchange for unspecified excavation services and a 2009 Audi.</p>
October 10, 2022
Episode 58 - Hardly Working
<p>To financial support the podcast, please visit us at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ethyawards" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ethyawards</a>.</p> <p>In this long-awaited episode, Sean Carter explains the importance of regular ethical reminders and then unveils the four most recent Ethy nominees:</p> <p><strong>1) A VIEW FROM THE TOP (Ms/Mr Uncongeniality)</strong></p> <p>A Louisiana lawyer was suspended for six months for asking the opposing party to "wear something low cut" to an upcoming hearing.</p> <p><strong>2) THE LITTLE MERMAID (Most Conflicted in a Legal Representation)</strong></p> <p>A Massachusetts lawyer was reprimanded for representing a client in litigation while simultaneously attempting to be hired by the opposing lawyer firm. </p> <p><strong>3) A TIME TO KILL (Critic's Choice Award)</strong></p> <p>A New York lawyer was disbarred for disparaging and threatening posts to judges on social media.</p> <p><strong>4) HARDLY WORKING (Most Creative Billing)</strong></p> <p>A Tennessee lawyer was suspended for five years (with four years stayed) for falsifying time sheets and expense reports.</p>
September 3, 2022
Episode 57 - Fighting With My Family
<p>To financially support the podcast, please visit us at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ethyawards">https://www.patreon.com/ethyawards</a>.</p> <p>In this episode, there are four new nominees, including the Houston lawyer who recently gained notoriety/infamy for a failed defense of Alex Jones.</p> <p><strong>(1) ILLEGAL TENDER (Most Creative Billing)</strong></p> <p>A Pennsylvania lawyer has been suspended on interim basis after being charged with promoting prostitution for accepting sex in payment for his legal services when defending women defendants with drug and/or financial problems.</p> <p><strong>(2) RETURN TO SENDER (Joan Rivers Award)</strong></p> <p>A Texas lawyer is facing potential ethics (and malpractice) charges for inadvertently sending damaging information about his client to opposing counsel.</p> <p><strong>(3) A SIMPLE FAVOR (Least Competent in a Legal Setting)</strong></p> <p>A Tennessee lawyer was suspended for 30 days for failing to provide competent representation to a client she had been dating on-and-off for 10 years.</p> <p><strong>(4) FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (Worst Temper in a Non-Legal Setting)</strong></p> <p>A Kansas lawyer was suspended for at least one year for aggressive actions towards his ex-wife, father-in-law, current wife and step daughter.</p>
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