Mark Dubois

Mark Dubois, the former chief disciplinary counsel for Connecticut, is now an attorney at the New London firm of Geraghty & Bonnano.

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Criminalizing Bad Behavior Often Not A Good Idea

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Monday, July 30, 2012 | by Mark Dubois | The Connecticut Law Tribune

Dharun Ravi, the young man who was tried and convicted of a hate crime related to the suicide of his roommate at Rutgers, recently was sentenced to 30 days in jail. It was an unsatisfying ending to a prosecution that probably should have never been brought. I doubt anyone is happy with the outcome.

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Predictive Coding, E-Discovery And Me

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | by Mark Dubois | The Connecticut Law Tribune

Any casual reader of legal blogs and other news sources is aware of the many discussions, decisions, warnings and products that are addressing the brave new world of electronic document review. I used to ignore it all because I thought it was only relevant to big firms, mega cases, and document-heavy litigation such as class actions, patent and trademark litigation and other matters where kernels of evidence are to be found (or hidden) in great masses of irrelevant data.

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Testing Character and Fitness

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Friday, July 13, 2012 | by Mark Dubois | The Connecticut Law Tribune

Stephen Glass is quite a writer. When he worked for the New Republic, I loved his articles. They were invariably well-researched and dealt with hot topics. I remember one where he claimed to have attended a meeting of the great right wing conspiracy. Fascinating stuff.

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Blowing Whistles? Not So Fast

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Friday, July 6, 2012 | by Mark Dubois | The Connecticut Law Tribune

In a recent article in the Law Tribune ("Balancing Conscience, Confidentiality for Attorney Whistleblowers," June 11, 2012), Professor Bruce Green and attorney Jordan Thomas address an issue that is au courant in legal ethics circles ? whether federal laws that allow/urge/mandate corporate employees to blow the whistle on their employers also allow corporate lawyers to reveal client confidences.

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A Plan To Keep Lawyers Off Food Stamps

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Friday, June 29, 2012 | by Mark Dubois | The Connecticut Law Tribune

A recent issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education contained an interesting article examining the number of post-grads in the United States on welfare.

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What Little Difference A Millenium Makes

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012 | by Mark Dubois | The Connecticut Law Tribune

I was looking for something to read on the ferry to Boston the other day when I happened upon a book which I first read 20 years ago, The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee. Judge Dee was a provincial magistrate in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

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Dewey Know Partnership Law?

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Friday, June 15, 2012 | by Mark Dubois | The Connecticut Law Tribune

In the wake of the Dewey & LeBoeuf implosion and bankruptcy, a lot of law firms and their lawyers are becoming sensitized to a whole body of law surrounding partnerships and the fiduciary duties of members of firms when they choose to leave with their clients.

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The Lessons Of Watergate

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Monday, June 11, 2012 | by Mark Dubois | The Connecticut Law Tribune

I was recently in Boston at the American Bar Association's Conference on Professional Responsibility, where I wrangled my way into a speaking slot. The keynote speaker at the opening plenary session was John Dean, the White House lawyer who was the focus of a lot of the Watergate investigation and prosecution. It was a fascinating presentation.