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

Wed Jul 2 21:13:48 UTC 2025

Very much agreed, and thank you, Lara, for your thoughtful email.
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> I agree that every lawyer should be concerned about this matter.  It
> affects our independence. The ABA also is involved in this issue.
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> Annette
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> In a message dated 7/2/2025 2:26:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com writes:
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> 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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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
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> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] OFF TOPIC -- ethics complaint filed re:
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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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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Lara Pearson via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 2, 2025 2:43 PM
> *To:* Carl Oppedahl <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
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> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] OFF TOPIC -- ethics complaint filed re:
> captitulating law firms (NY Bar)
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> Feel free to delete, but as I see it, we all have a stake in this . . .
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> FYI for NY Bar members:
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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