2012 - Page 5 of 5 - Legal Ethics Advisor

Is the Florida Bar Raised Too High?

by Simone Kriger in Advertising Rules, Florida Bar, New Rules, Proposed Rules. Posted March 12, 2012

On February 15th, the Florida Bar News reported that the Bar Board of Governors has voted to change its advertising rule amendments to ban the use of actors portraying authority figures.

Judge Accidentally Sends Racist Email

by Justin Ortiz in email, judges, News, racism. Posted March 7, 2012

Liberal advocacy groups are calling for the resignation of Montana's Chief Federal Judge Cebull.

Student Blogging: A Must

by Justin Ortiz in blogging, law school, News, students. Posted March 6, 2012

The National Law Journal recently wrote an article about the importance of student blogging.

USB Flash Drives and Client Confidentiality, pt. 1: Macs in 10 Easy Steps

by Justin Ortiz in encryption, formatting, Hardware, Mac, Technology. Posted March 5, 2012

In this post, I go over how you can encrypt a flash drive on your Mac computer as a precaution against accidental breach of confidentiality.

OUTSOURCING LEGAL WORK, PART I: Who’s Sending What Where?

by Patrick Poole in Outsourcing, Technology. Posted March 1, 2012

In the latest wave of American outsourcing, a new trend has emerged: U.S. companies and law firms have begun outsourcing domestic legal work to foreign attorneys. But, who is sending what kind of work, and where?

Welcome to Legal Ethics in Motion

by Jan Jacobowitz in About Us, News, welcome. Posted February 29, 2012

‘Tis a far better thing to ponder a hypothetical, than disbarment. - Daniela Torrealba Welcome

[…] of a non-binding advisory opinion, as has been the case with other jurisdictions such as, Florida, San Francisco, and Delaware, it is important to note that Ohio went a step further and amended its rule regarding […]

Remote Lawyering: New Jersey and Ohio On Board - Legal Ethics Advisor on Remote Work: San Francisco Bar Association Advice in Ethics Opinion 2021-1
Not all jurisdictions have adopted the Model Rule version of the choice of law rule; seems like there might be a different result in at least some of those states. See, e.g., NY RPC 8.5(b)(2)(i) ("If the lawyer is licensed to practice only in this state, the rules to be applied shall be the rules of this state").

Art Lachman on ABA Opinion 499 Green Lights Lawyers’ Passive Investment in Firms with NonLawyer Ownership

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