One Man’s Privilege is Another Man’s Life Sentence
After spending 37 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Bill Macumber was released from prison in November 2012. Privilege
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We Can’t Be “Friends,” But Can We at Least “Connect”? Or Will Florida “Connect” With the New ABA Opinion?
As we recently posted, three years ago, the Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (JEAC) issued an ethics opinion that announced that a judge may not be “friends” on social media with a lawyer who may appear before the judge in court.
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Same Rules, Different Application: The ABA Formally Opines on Judges Using Social Media
The ABA released Formal Opinion 462 today and joins many of the states that have commented on whether judges should participate in social media. (See our prior posts here, here, and here.) Rules
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In The Clouds? Florida Bar Issues Proposed Cloud Computing Ethics Opinion
Last month the Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee (“Committee”) issued Proposed Advisory Opinion 12-3 in response to the Florida Bar Board of Governors request for an opinion regarding lawyers’ use of cloud computing to store and remotely access client files.
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Top Ten International Legal Profession Stories of 2012
Today, Legal Ethics Forum has Laurel Terry's compelling "Top Ten International Legal Profession Stories of 2012." Click here to see her global ranking.
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BREAKING NEWS! Florida Supreme Court Says “NO” to Opining on Whether Judges and Attorneys can be Facebook Friends
The Florida Supreme Court announced Thursday that it would not settle the dispute over whether judges can be Facebook friends with attorneys that may appear before them.
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Chicago Lawyer Reprimanded for E-Filing Breach of Confidentiality and Failure to Supervise Staff
The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board recently reprimanded an associate attorney at a Chicago law firm for e-filing breach of confidentiality and failing to supervise his non-lawyer staff.
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Can a County Restrict its Employees’ Use of Private Social Media Without Violating First Amendment Rights?
Gloucester County, New Jersey sparked controversy for heavily restricting its employees’ use of social media.
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Blogger Beware: Illinois Attorney Faces Ethics Complaint After Blogging About Corrupt Probate System
The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission filed an ethics complaint against a Chicago patent and trademark attorney, who wrote a blog highlighting what she describes as Illinois’ corrupt probate system.Blogger
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Florida Supreme Court Adopts New Attorney Advertising Rules
On January 31, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court adopted the Florida Bar’s proposal for a complete overhaul of the advertising rules.
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