November 19, 2018 - Legal Ethics Advisor

Daily Archives: November 19, 2018

Doctrine of Apparent Authority May Subject Law Firm to Malpractice Exposure

by Spencer Booth in Attorney Client Relationship, Professionalism, Uncategorized. Posted November 19, 2018

The Indiana Court of Appeals recently reversed summary judgment in the case of Indy Auto Man, LLC, v. Keown & Kratz, LLC, and Dustin Stohler. Doctrine

[…] 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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