Jenkins Blog

February 10, 2022

Judicial Ethics Advisory Board

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has created a new Judicial Ethics Advisory Board (JEAB). The Board will render advisory opinions concerning proper judicial conduct under the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges . The new JEAB...

Ethics & Professional Conduct

January 26, 2021

Judicial Conduct and Ethics, 6th Edition

The 6th edition of Judicial Conduct and Ethics (2020) by Charles Gardner Geyh, James J. Alfini, and James Sample is now available at Jenkins. Judicial Conduct and Ethics is a definitive guide to the conduct of federal, state, and local judges. The treatise “concerns itself primarily with behavioral...

Ethics & Professional Conduct

July 14, 2020

Finding Philadelphia Bar Association Ethics Opinions

The Professional Guidance Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association "provides, upon request, advice for lawyers facing or anticipating facing ethical dilemmas". Though the ethics opinions are advisory only and based on the facts provided to the Committee, they can be helpful resources for...

Ethics & Professional Conduct

April 7, 2017

Ethics in Social Media

Ethics permeates all areas of today's legal practice. Risks to attorneys have increased dramatically with fines, censure and disbarment. This book will address many ethical dilemmas such as: what types of personal information are companies permitted to access without the consent of their employees...

Ethics & Professional Conduct

October 27, 2015