Florida CLE Diversity Controversy The Florida Supreme Court attracted national attention when it recently sua sponte changed the CLE programming requirements such that The Florida Bar cannot approve CLE programming and Florida lawyers cannot receive CLE credits for attendance at any program for which there was a diversity requirement or quota pertaining to the selection ......
Posted in Access to Justice, Attorney Advertising, CLE requirements, legal ethics, Legal Services, negative online reviews, regulatory sandbox, Rule 5.4 Professional Independence of a Lawyer, Technology, UPL
Despite ABA Green Light, States May Not Embrace Passive Investment in Alternative Business Structures An Alternative Business Structure (“ABS”) that permits lawyers and nonlawyers to collaborate and share revenue has become a hot, revolutionary topic in the rapidly evolving practice of law. In fact, Arizona has deleted Rule 5.4, which prohibits lawyers from being in ......
Posted in ABA Opinion, Alternative Business Structure, Rule 5.4Tagged ABS, Alternative Business Structure, Arizona, Passive Investment, Utah
In a historic decision, the Utah Supreme Court approved a number of reforms in an effort to tackle the access-to-justice crisis that has persisted in America for decades....
Posted in Access to JusticeTagged Collaboration with NonLawyers, Fee sharing, Fees, Sharing fees with nonlawyers
The Utah Supreme Court recently posted its Standing Order 15 and proposed amendments to its Rules of Professional Conduct 5.4 (Professional Independence of a Lawyer) and 1.5 (Attorney Fees), which pave the way for collaboration between lawyers and non-lawyers to both provide legal services and share revenue. Future...
Posted in ABA, Attorney Fees, client confidentiality, confidentiality, COVID-19, Rule 5.4 Professional Independence of a Lawyer, Uncategorized, Utah Regulatory ReformTagged Future of Lawyering, Sharing fees with nonlawyers, Utah
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Jan L. Jacobowitz is a legal ethics, social media, and technology expert. She provides legal ethics consulting, expert testimony, opinion letters, and CLE training to law firms and legal organizations. Recently she has participated in matters involving issues such as attorney fees, conflicts of interest, multi-jurisdictional practice, and the unauthorized practice of law.
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