Carla Menda, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

Florida Supreme Court Adopts Amendments to Attorney Referral Rules that Allow for Non-Lawyer Ownership of a Lawyer Referral Service

by Carla Menda in Legal Services, News, Professionalism, Referral Services, Services, Technology. Posted April 23, 2018

In an opinion issued on March 8, 2018, the Florida Supreme Court amended the lawyer referral rules under 4-7.22 making significant changes to the rule by broadening definitions, categorizing referral companies as “qualifying providers” and “matching services”, and removing the requirement that lawyer referral services include a disclaimer.

Non-Resident New York Defense Counsel Disqualified: Virtual Office Space Insufficient

by Carla Menda in News, Professionalism. Posted February 15, 2018

A non-resident New York attorney and a California firm serving as co-counsel were disqualified from representing the defendants in a New York case based upon the plaintiff’s motion that alleged, in part, that defense counsel did not maintain a physical office space in the state of New York.

Florida Third DCA Finds No Conflict Where Attorney Sues Former Client

by Carla Menda in Conflict of Interest, News, Professionalism. Posted October 12, 2017

A decision from the Third District Court of Appeals found that two attorneys may continue to oppose each other in litigation even though one once represented the other. DCA

[…] 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 Carla Menda

Florida Supreme Court Adopts Amendments to Attorney Referral Rules that Allow for Non-Lawyer Ownership of a Lawyer Referral Service

Non-Resident New York Defense Counsel Disqualified: Virtual Office Space Insufficient

Florida Third DCA Finds No Conflict Where Attorney Sues Former Client