Court Reprimands Associate for Not Correcting Partner's ‘Misstatements’
So, you’re a lowly associate, and a partner in your firm says to the judge in front of you things that are, well, not uniform with the facts. What do you do?This may seem like a trick question: Do you want serious problems with your boss or serious problems with the bar? But the answer is you’ve got to tell the truth, even if it means your job.
That’s what the Connecticut Supreme Court made abundantly clear in its unanimous opinion in Daniels v. Alander, No. SC 17002 (April 6).
"On appeal to this court, the plaintiff claims that his failure to correct falsehoods made by another attorney during a court proceeding cannot form the basis of the disciplinary action taken against him," states Justice Joette Katz in the opinion. "We disagree."
Details here from the ABA Journal.