New York Bar: Non-Resident Attorneys As Business Generators Probably a No Go
The New York State Bar’s Committee on Professional Ethics (“Committee”) recently issued an opinion regarding fee-splitting. Attorneys
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Fee-Sharing with Non-Lawyers? California is Considering It
The State Bar of California has convened a 23-member commission, the Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services, to consider how access to justice can be increased with technology.
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What Should a Lawyer Do When a Mistake is Made? The ABA Issues New Guidance
Last year, the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released Formal Opinion 481, which addressed a lawyer’s duty to inform current and former clients of the lawyer’s material error. Mistake
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“HAVE FUN IN PRISON”: Attorney’s Text Found Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice
An attorney was censured by the New Jersey Supreme Courtafter the Disciplinary Review Board determined that his conduct towards a nonpaying client violated ethics rules barring both conflicts of interest and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. PRISON
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The ABA Provides Guidance to Lawyers on How to Handle Breaches of Client Data
Lawyers must take reasonable steps to keep confidential client information secure, and the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has recently issued a formal opinion—Formal Opinion 483—that reaffirms that duty. The opinion also provides guidance to help lawyers meet this duty. Breaches
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An Unappealing Turn of Events–Defendant Alleges Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Despite Waiver of Appeal
On October 30, 2018, The United States Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Garza v. Idaho to decide whether a criminal defendant’s counsel is presumptively ineffective if counsel declines to file an appeal of a conviction because the defendant already waived the right to appeal in his plea.
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