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Ethics Quick Tip: Think Twice Before Disparaging the Judge in Your Notice of Appeal

Ethics Quick Tip: Think Twice Before Disparaging the Judge in Your Notice of Appeal

Craig A. Alexander

Published in the March 13, 2019 Alabama Defense Lawyers Association e-newsletter, Craig Alexander notes, "Gender disparagement of the judge in your notice of appeal is a bad idea." A California attorney has been referred to the California State Bar by the state’s Fourth District Court of Appeal. Learn more.

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