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The complainant alleged that the attorney failed to honor a medical provider lien when disbursing settlement proceeds in a personal injury action.

The Plaintiff, who was a real estate professional, sued her former attorney following the end of their eighteen-year personal (including having children together) and professional relationship.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Alan Brown obtains a dismissal in a BBO complaint

Managing, supervising and subordinate lawyers have overlapping but distinct responsibilities with respect to each other and with regards to non-lawyer assistants under Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct 5.1-5.3. Understanding the requirements of these rules and how they interact is key to avoiding an ethical issue that could lead to a disciplinary complaint.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Alan Brown discusses what comprises "competence" in Massachusetts Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1

Morrison Mahoney Partner Alan Brown on the Massachusetts Bar Counsel's FY 2016 Annual Report that shows an increase in petitions for discipline and reveals the most common practice areas for complaints