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Can your client pay with Bitcoin? Ethics issues to consider

By Karen Rubin on November 14, 2019

Bitcoin has come a long way since 2010 when Laszlo Hanyecz made the first Bitcoin purchase by paying 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas – a pizza order that today would have been worth over $80 million.

In addition to the pizza giant, some law firms are now accepting cryptocurrencies in exchange for legal…

Posted in Competence, Fees

Limited-scope engagement letter helps lawyer avoid discipline

By Karen Rubin on October 16, 2014

Limits signRule 1.2(c) of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct permits lawyers to enter into limited-scope engagements, in which you can agree with the client that you will be providing only certain designated legal services, and not the full scope of services that might ordinarily be expected in an engagement of that sort.  The rule is…

Posted in Engagement letters, Law Practice Management

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Reminder: check for client’s insurance, or you may be liable for malpractice

By Karen Rubin on October 9, 2014

Failing to check whether the claim against your client might be covered by insurance can get you in hot water — or at least keep you there, preventing a speedy exit from a malpractice suit, as a Florida lawyer recently learned.

In Pharma Supply, Inc. v. Stein (PACER access ID required), the client alleged it…

Posted in Competence, Insurance, Malpractice

Engagement letter can limit scope of services — or not

By Karen Rubin on July 30, 2014

Everyone wants to avoid disputes with clients, and a good way to do that is with an engagement letter that lays out the agreed scope of your legal services.  Disagreements over the intended parameters of the representation can be ugly — and they can land you in disciplinary trouble or lead to a malpractice claim.…

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