August 2013 - Legal Ethics Advisor

ABA Opinion on Fee Splitting Across Jurisdictions: Lawyers Dividing Fees & Lawyer Sharing with Nonlawyers

by Danielle Singer in Legal Services. Posted August 27, 2013

Lawyers practicing in jurisdictions that have adopted the Model Rules may work with lawyers and law firms practicing in jurisdictions that permit fee sharing with nonlawyers. ABA

Florida Bar Officially Adopts Opinion on Cloud Computing

by Danielle Singer in Services, Technology. Posted August 8, 2013

The Florida Bar Board of Governors affirmed Proposed Advisory Opinion 12-3 with slight modification on July 26, 2013. The Advisory Opinion concerned lawyers’ use of cloud computing to store and remotely access client files.

[…] 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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Monthly Archives: August 2013

ABA Opinion on Fee Splitting Across Jurisdictions: Lawyers Dividing Fees & Lawyer Sharing with Nonlawyers

Lawyers’ Specialties on LinkedIn: New York State Bar Association Tackles Another Social Media Issue

Attorney in Facebook Spoliation Case Suffers a Five-Year Suspension

Florida Bar Officially Adopts Opinion on Cloud Computing