A Houston federal court won’t hear an ethics complaint against Jackson Walker LLP for failing to disclose knowledge of a romantic relationship between a former partner at the firm and now-resigned bankruptcy judge David R. Jones.
Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur’s call for sanctions against Jackson Walker seeks a penalty that can’t be granted under applicable disciplinary rules, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas said in an order Monday. The court can sanction individual attorneys that violate ethical codes, but it lacks authority to financially punish an entire law firm, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal wrote.
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