March 2022

Reciprocal Discipline: In Pennsylvania, It’s a Pretty Sure Thing

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On February 11, 2022, Attorney Elliott James Schuchardt was suspended for two years by order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, reciprocal to jurisdiction of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. When a lawyer is publicly disciplined in one jurisdiction, the lawyer is required to notify the other jurisdictions in which

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‘ODC v. Lynch’: Why We Need a Rule of Professional Conduct That Prohibits Discrimination

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Last year, a Twitter thread addressed women and asked this question: How would your life change if men had a curfew at 8 p.m.? In other words, what would it be like if women could go out at night without the fear of being harassed or assaulted? How would a woman’s life change if she felt

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