#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I get in trouble for things the other attorneys at my firm have done on other cases?

A FL court issued a pretrial order with language stating that failure to appear for the final pretrial conference may result in dismissal. Plaintiff’s counsel didn’t show up because, his firm claimed, it incorrectly calendared the date. Excusable mistake, right? Not in this case. The Court issued a written ruling recounting how the firm ... (cont.)

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... as a whole “has an extensive, well-documented history of violating court orders” and rules, including other firm lawyers who “routinely” calendar deadlines for the wrong dates, commit myriad other minor rule violations, and a few mores serious issues such as misrepresentations to court. In fact, the managing partner had recently been referred to disciplinary authorities for “consistently failing to ensure that inexperienced attorneys at his ... (cont.)
... firm were properly supervised.” Because of the persistent failure of the other firm lawyers to follow the rules, the Court rejected the attorneys’ excuse here and dismissed the case.