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Florida

Florida Supreme Court: Ticket Defense App Is Engaged in The Unlicensed Practice of Law

by in Florida Supreme Court, legal ethics, UPL. Posted October 27, 2021
In a controversial decision, Florida’s highest court held that a nonlawyer ticket defense app was providing legal services In a 4-3 decision, the Florida Supreme Court held that TIKD, a traffic ticket defense app, was engaged in the unlicensed practice of law (“UPL”). In doing so, the court declined to adopt the referee’s recommendation of ...
Tags Non-lawyer Unlicensed practice of law
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remote work

Remote Lawyering: New Jersey and Ohio On Board

by in New Jersey, Ohio, Remote Work, UPL. Posted October 14, 2021
New Jersey joins other jurisdictions in providing guidance for lawyers working remotely, while Ohio implements 5.5 Rule Amendment As we continue to see the pandemic’s lasting effects on the practice of law, more states provide guidance on how to navigate the new era of practicing law remotely. Next up: New Jersey and Ohio. Although New ...
Tags Remote work Unlicensed practice of law Working from home
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Passive Investment in ABS

ABA Opinion 499 Green Lights Lawyers’ Passive Investment in Firms with NonLawyer Ownership

by in ABA Opinion, Alternative Business Structure, Rule 5.4. Posted October 5, 2021
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 ...
Tags ABS Alternative Business Structure Arizona Passive Investment Utah
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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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