Nathans & Biddle LLP Blog

• Some Inmates in Maryland Will Benefit From A New Law That Could Provide For Earlier Release

  Nov 28, 2017
  An inmate serving a mandatory sentence without parole for a conviction related to a drug offense may now qualify for a reduced sentence under ...
  Posted By Rachel Wilson, Nathans & Biddle, LLP
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• New Justice Reinvestment Act - Allows for Misdemeanor Expungements That Were Not Available Before October 1, 2017

  Nov 8, 2017
  The Justice Reinvestment Act provides an opportunity for expungement of your record if you were convicted of one of the misdemeanors designated in the ...
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• Ethical Concerns for Lawyers When Their Clients May be Committing a Crime

  Nov 3, 2017
  A recent decision in Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation involving Paul Manafort that is based on the crime-fraud exception to the ...
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• Lawyers Turning in Other Lawyers for Violating Rules of Professional Conduct

  Apr 17, 2017
  There are many ways a grievance, or professional disciplinary complaint, can get filed against a lawyer. The disciplinary authority can start an ...
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• Ethics Headquarters (EthicsHq)

  Mar 28, 2017
  This blog is designed to become a home for news and discussion about legal and business ethics law, as well as related topics concerning professional ...
  Posted By Booth Ripke
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• VW of America executive charged with fraud in emissions scandal

  Feb 4, 2017
  The former general manager of VW of America's engineering and environmental office was arrested over the weekend and charged with violating the Clean ...
  Posted By Nathans & Biddle, LLP
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• Advocacy in sentencing critical to achieving best outcome in criminal cases, P.3

  Jan 25, 2017
  We’ve been looking in recent posts at the issue of legal advocacy in sentencing, and specifically knowing how to navigate the Federal Sentencing ...
  Posted By Nathans & Biddle, LLP
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• Pension rights in public corruption cases involving lawmakers: looking state and federal law

  Jan 19, 2017
  Previously , we’ve looked at criminal cases dealing with the pension rights of public officials convicted on charges of corruption. The issue we’re ...
  Posted By Nathans & Biddle, LLP
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