His conviction had already been voided because of his lawyer's behavior at trial, which included sleeping.
For years, lawyers tolerated the behavior for fear of retribution against their clients, several lawyers said.
Prompted by his firing, in November 2014 the CBC retained a lawyer to conduct an independent investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior by the radio host.
The agents sought the names of participants and a videotape of the conference after two Army lawyers reported suspicious behavior by an attendee.
Though at the time the lawyers explained the behavior as "Michael being Michael," they are said to have privately expressed consternation at the display of frivolity in the face of serious charges.
Antitrust lawyers say anticompetitive behavior cannot be proved simply by showing that a change in the algorithm affects other Web sites and causes sites to show up lower in results, even though studies have shown that users rarely look beyond the first page of search results.
And clients — suspicious, forgetful, disturbed by or denying their impending dementia — may not want their lawyer to discuss their behavior with their families.
Norman Nouskajian, a San Diego lawyer, said the irrational behavior of other investors drove him to sell most of his stocks six weeks ago.
Besides possibly leading to unethical behavior — a lawyer being told to bill a certain number of hours a week will be tempted to fudge the numbers — too much emphasis on goals can inhibit learning and undermine intrinsic motivation, he said.
