Sentences with phrase «state ethics»

Remember, most state ethics boards require that a client's file be readily available, should the client demand it.

The commission investigates potential violations of state ethics laws by state employees and elected officials.

In the area of state ethics, we passed a law that said if you're an elected official, and if you break the law, you lose your pension.

Many lawyers exercise this discretion willingly, while others feel compelled by state ethics rules, both express and implied.

The materials on this Site may constitute advertising under various state ethics rules.

Similar to other model rules, those focused on advertising and communication are meant as guidelines for state ethics bodies to adopt.

Due to a series of changes in state ethics laws, officials now need to disclose more — though not all — information about clients they represent.

ABA and state ethics opinions are frequently cited in court cases — and the ABA itself has urged state bars to adopt its ethics opinions.

A law approved in 2011 aimed at requiring more disclosure for state officials who earn outside income from lobbying entities to appears to be rarely enforced by state ethics regulators.

The materials on this site may constitute advertising under various state ethics rules.

The budget proposal also includes more money to fund sexual harassment investigations in an oft - criticized state ethics oversight panel.

I'm sure the other lawyers mentioned above will be getting similar letters from their own state ethics boards.

Overall, however, I am comfortable in stating that ethics, and increasingly human rights as well, have become more prominent in the way that professionals think about their work and responsibilities.

While they can set their own rates, state ethics rules regulate how hours are billed and how law firms do business.

The New York state ethics commission met Tuesday, and spent most of its time in a private session, as a key appointee of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver resigned from the board.

A government reform group is considering filing a complaint with a New York state ethics panel over a story in the New York Times that says the Assembly Speaker is under federal investigation for failing to disclose pay he received from a law firm.

He also sought an opinion from the Commission on Public Integrity, which regulates compliance with state ethics laws.

After multiple women accused Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment, such as groping them and making sexual remarks at work, a 2013 state ethics report found Silver failed to investigate and tried to cover up the allegations.

New Yorkers spend millions of dollars for state ethics watchdogs, yet it has consistently been federal prosecutors who have brought justice to Albany.

Politicians on two New York state ethics committees raked in nearly a quarter of a million dollars from companies controlled by Glenwood Management — the developer at the center of corruption trials that ended in convictions for two of Albany's top power brokers.

The controversial New York State ethics commission is in the midst of a review by a panel appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature.

18) Louisiana: Auditors have raised concerns about financial management at the Central City charter school, «whose chief financial officer has been accused of violating state ethics law for being paid on the side to do accounting work.

When he faced questions about a pending state ethics probe back in March, State Sen. Marc C. Panepinto insisted he knew of no investigation and cited the need for an official notice from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Lopez has since faced state ethics charges, but no criminal charges.

Another company, airport newstand retailer Hudson Group, hired Cuomo - connected lobbyist Todd Howe last year to help them promote and expand their business in the state, according to state ethics filings.

He helped her write an opinion piece in June for City & State, an online publication, decrying the lack of state ethics reform.

Also, all of these investigations were brought by federal prosecutors, not state ethics watchdogs.

The controversial state ethics commission is in the midst of a review by a panel appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature.

By our count, Milstein's 2013 state ethics disclosure form shows he has sole control over at least 149 LLCs.

State ethics investigators already want to fine Paterson $ 96,375.

Karl Sleight, the former executive director of the now - defunct New York State Ethics Commission, compared the development of state ethics bodies to the accumulation of shale.

Most state ethics opinions on the subject state that it's permissible for attorneys to inform their clients of the availability of third - party funding and refer them to suppliers, but the waters get murkier if you receive a referral fee for doing this.

Daniel J. Horwitz chairs a JCOPE state ethics commission meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

David Grandeau, a former state ethics watchdog who's now a private compliance attorney and frequent online gadfly, raised a red flag in a blog post Wednesday morning: «Who was Lacewell working for when she vetted these contributions?»

A state senator from Buffalo who announced he would not seek re-election is the subject of an inquiry by state ethics officials amid lurid allegations including sexual harassment, according to a report.

Grandeau says despite the rampant corruption, all of the cases against lawmakers in recent years have stemmed from federal prosecutions, not state ethics authorities.

Mosey and her campaign treasurer, Philip Tantillo, declined to comment, citing state ethics regulations that forbid candidates for judge from discussing political issues.

Separately on Friday, Peter Galbraith Kelly Jr., a former executive, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of defrauding the company where he worked by misrepresenting that Cuomo's former top aide, Joseph Percoco, had obtained state ethics approval for his wife to work at the firm.

On Friday, Manhattan - based U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said in a news release that Kelly pleaded guilty to defrauding CPV by mispresenting that Percoco had obtained state ethics approval for his wife to work at CPV.

Until the Virginia General Assembly moved last year to tighten state ethics laws — prohibiting any single lobbyist, in most circumstances, from giving an elected official more than $ 100 in gifts each year — it was common practice for state lawmakers to accept gifts, at times worth more than $ 10,000.

A unanimous state ethics board appears to launch a full investigation into the Assembly's sexual harassment scandal.

To restore public confidence and address this potential and actual conflict of interest, Andrew Cuomo will... establish an independent State ethics commission with robust enforcement powers to investigate and punish violations of law by members of both the executive and legislative branches.»

More than 30 state lawmakers have left office facing allegations of misconduct since 2000, yet there's been little response from Albany officials, despite calls to strengthen state ethics rules.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo is replacing the chairwoman of the troubled state ethics board he created more than a year ago.

«There are two separate standards to consider here,» opines state ethics guru and frequent JCOPE critic David Grandeau.

In addition to a possible state ethics commission probe, the Staten Island District Attorney, Dan Donovan, who has be chosen to serve as a special prosecutor in the case, has begun a criminal investigation into the charges against Assemblyman Lopez.

The allegations against the Westchester County DA chosen by Governor Cuomo to head a newly formulated state ethics commission were first reported in the New York Post.

JCOPE — set up by Gov. Cuomo in 2011 to «restore public trust» by making sure officials follow state ethics rules — has broad jurisdiction over New York legislators, elected officials, candidates and employees.

«Just when you think it can't get any worse,» says state ethics maven David Grandeau, looking back on the minefield of recent corruption trials in New York, «it gets worse.»