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PRISON

“HAVE FUN IN PRISON”: Attorney’s Text Found Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice

by in Attorney Client Relationship, Attorneys Fees, confidentiality, Legal Services, Professionalism, Rules of Professional Conduct, Technology. Posted January 11, 2019
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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Breaches

The ABA Provides Guidance to Lawyers on How to Handle Breaches of Client Data

by in Advisory Opinion, Attorney Client Relationship, confidentiality, data breach, Outsourcing, Rules of Professional Conduct, Technology. Posted January 9, 2019
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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Defendant

An Unappealing Turn of Events–Defendant Alleges Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Despite Waiver of Appeal

by in Attorney Client Relationship, Conflict of Interest, ineffective assistance of counsel, Rules of Professional Conduct. Posted January 7, 2019
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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