Brett Silverberg, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

Lawyer Participation in Online Legal Referral Services

by Brett Silverberg in Advisory Opinion, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorneys Fees, Ethics Opinion, News, Professionalism. Posted May 17, 2018

In its first ever formal advisory ethics opinion, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission addressed whether attorneys could use an online legal referral service in exchange for a marketing fee. Lawyer

Blind-Copying Clients on Email is Risky, Alaska Bar Warns

by Brett Silverberg in Attorney Client Relationship, confidentiality, Ethics Opinion, News, Professionalism. Posted March 9, 2018

A recent ethics opinion issued in Alaska concludes that it is not necessarily unethical for attorneys to carbon-copy and blind-copy clients in e-mails exchanged with opposing counsel. Alaska

Philadelphia Law Firm Sues Morgan & Morgan Over Misleading Advertisements

by Brett Silverberg in Advertising Rules, News, Outsourcing, Professionalism. Posted October 31, 2017

Rosenbaum & Associates, a Philadelphia personal injury law firm, recently filed a complaint against Morgan & Morgan, a Florida-based personal injury law firm, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The complaint alleges that Morgan & Morgan falsely advertises that it represents clients in the Philadelphia area.

[…] 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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Articles Posted by Brett Silverberg

Lawyer Participation in Online Legal Referral Services

Blind-Copying Clients on Email is Risky, Alaska Bar Warns

Philadelphia Law Firm Sues Morgan & Morgan Over Misleading Advertisements