This might be an odd confession for a blogger, but I’ve always been a little leery of technology. I’m not a Luddite, or anything, but I’m definitely a late adopter. So I’ve been following the buzz about the coming Internet of Things with some trepidation.
In case you’ve somehow missed it, the Internet
A divided Ohio Supreme Court last week suspended a lawyer for two years, with six months stayed, based on his sexual relationships with four clients.
Ohio’s Rule 1.8(j), like Model Rule 1.8(j),bars sex with clients unless a consensual sexual relationship pre-existed the client relationship. (The Ohio rule extends to soliciting or engaging
The ABA Ethics Committee last week issued an opinion aimed at giving guidance on a sometimes-puzzling question: what portions of the file does a lawyer have to provide to a client at the end of the matter — including a client who pulls the plug on the representation?
In Opinion 471, the Committee interpreted Model
Last year, we discussed the pitfalls of trying to cash in on the marijuana bandwagon.
We discussed both the seemingly inevitable grassroots movement toward legalization, but also the fact that the bars of several states had come to contradictory conclusions on attorneys’ ability to assist clients in grass-related business ventures, given that growing, possessing
Every year, the Association of Corporate Counsel takes the temperature of inside counsel practice by surveying general counsel and chief legal officers across a wide number of sectors. Unsurprisingly, the 2015 survey, with nearly 1,300 respondents, put ethics and compliance at the top of the list of chief legal officer concerns, together with data
Over at the Legal Profession Blog, Prof. Mike Frisch, of Georgetown Law Center, has posted a good list of ways to stay out of ethics trouble and avoid disciplinary complaints. Several of his points resonated with me — part of my work in “Ethics World” involves dealing with bar grievances filed against lawyers, and
Lawyers who leave a firm for greener pastures can present challenges, with the lawyer and the former firm each trying to position itself to take or keep clients.
While several states have ethics opinions with guidelines on managing the process, Virginia has now become the second jurisdiction in the country to add such guidelines to
Summer can sometimes bring a slight break in a lawyer’s hectic schedule — making it a good time to catch up on TV shows you might have missed while you were doing that deal or briefing that motion for summary judgment over the winter.
I’ve recently been enjoying (read binge-watching) Better Call Saul — it’s
Small may be beautiful, but when it comes to law firms, small can signal disqualification troubles that a bigger firm might sometimes be able to avoid, according to the reasoning of a recent opinion.
We’ve posted here before about screening non-lawyer personnel in order to avoid imputed disqualification when a secretary or paralegal arrives
Only one jurisdiction in the nation — Oregon — requires lawyers to carry legal malpractice insurance. But all the other states have varying requirements about malpractice insurance and disclosing whether or not you carry it. Knowing the rule in your jurisdiction is vital to staying out of ethics trouble.
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