[E-trademarks] OFF TOPIC -- ethics complaint filed re: captitulating law firms (NY Bar)

Wed Jul 2 19:23:07 UTC 2025

The subject line clearly states that the post is OFF TOPIC.  I would also submit that this is less about politics than legal ethics, which every lawyer should be concerned with.

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Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] OFF TOPIC -- ethics complaint filed re: captitulating law firms (NY Bar)

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What does this have to do with trademark law?  For those of us who have had it up to here with politics, enough already.

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Subject: [E-trademarks] OFF TOPIC -- ethics complaint filed re: captitulating law firms (NY Bar)

Feel free to delete, but as I see it, we all have a stake in this . . .

FYI for NY Bar members:

On June 23, 2025, a group of legal ethics scholars filed an ethics complaint with the New York Attorney Grievance Committee against nine major law firms that capitulated to executive orders issued by President Trump. (Click here<https://link.edgepilot.com/s/6e512c7a/uE5-fI60C0KO0UkqCFb4zQ?u=https://carolynelefant.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c415dae576d3d706d0444773c%26id=dc6457c972%26e=39a8d39dfe> to view). The complaint alleges that these firms—rather than challenging the orders in court—entered into agreements to provide nearly $1 billion in legal services to causes aligned with the President’s political agenda, in exchange for avoiding punitive government action. According to the complaint, these deals undermine core ethical duties by surrendering the firms’ independence, allowing a nonlawyer (the President) to dictate professional judgment, creating unwaivable conflicts of interest, and potentially constituting bribery or extortion.

The firms are further accused of misleading clients and the public by downplaying the impact of these commitments. The complaint asks whether such conduct violates multiple provisions of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, including Rules 1.7, 5.4, 7.1, and 8.4.

If you are a member of the New York bar, you can file a letter in support of the complaint with the bar.

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