Monthly Archives: September 2021

Remote Work

Remote Work: San Francisco Bar Association Advice in Ethics Opinion 2021-1

by in Remote Work, Rules of Professional Conduct. Posted September 21, 2021
The Remote Work Discussion Continues The Bar Association of San Francisco recently released Ethics Opinion 2021-1, addressing whether lawyers who practice law remotely from another jurisdiction where they are not licensed are engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The Opinion comes on the heels of the State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional ...
Tags Remote work Rule 5.5 San Francisco Bar Association UPL
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Data

Loss of 22 Terabytes of Police Data Shakes the City of Dallas’ Criminal Courts

by in cybersecurity, data breach. Posted September 16, 2021
Data Loss and Cybersecurity Remain Top Priorities for Legal Profession A massive amount of police data was lost in a City of Dallas file transfer, but then more missing data was discovered. Although in a different context, this is yet another reminder for law firms and attorneys generally to implement and revise data maintenance and ...
Tags criminal courts Cybersecurity data loss legalethics prosecution
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Controversial Tweet and Social Media

First Amendment v. Judicial Canons Part 2

by in First Amendment, judges on Facebook, judicial canons, judicial misconduct, Social Media. Posted September 9, 2021
Another Georgia Judge Defending Her Social Media Posts As Compliant with Judicial Canons The Judicial Canons and social media are once again the focus of judicial woes in Georgia. On July 22, the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) filed formal charges against Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson, accusing the Judge of four counts of ...
Tags First Amendment Georgia Judges Judicial Canons Social media
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First Amendment

Judicial Misconduct or First Amendment Expression?

by in First Amendment, judicial canons, judicial misconduct, Social Media. Posted September 2, 2021
Georgia Judge Asserting First Amendment Rights in Defending Allegation of Ethics Violations After Controversial Facebook Post A judge in Cherokee County, Georgia, has been charged with ethics violations after posting support for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson who made controversial comments about Robert Aaron Long, the man accused of killing eight people at three ...
Tags First Amendment Rights Judges on Facebook Judicial Misconduct
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