Danielle Gauer, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

Ohio Advises on the Use of Flat Fee Agreements in Criminal Cases

by Danielle Gauer in Ethics Opinion, Legal Services, Professionalism. Posted April 1, 2016

In its recent Ethics Opinion 2016-1, the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Board of Professional Conduct addressed the issue of whether an attorney retained in a criminal matter can enter into a flat fee agreement requiring a client to pay a fixed amount in advance of representation. Agreements

What’s In A Name? Lending Name to Out of State Attorney Results in Suspension

by Danielle Gauer in Professionalism. Posted February 6, 2016

An Order was recently entered by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, suspending an attorney from the practice of law for a period of three months as a direct consequence of his allowing the use of his name and law license by a California attorney seeking to practice in New Jersey. Lending

Judges on Facebook: Exercising First Amendment Rights or Violating the Judicial Canons?

by Danielle Gauer in Advertising Rules, Facebook, First Amendment, judicial canons, legal ethics, News, Professionalism, Social Media, Uncategorized. Posted August 31, 2015

There is no doubt that since the inception of Facebook in 2004, various other social media networks have sprung up allowing people to share and exchange information instantly.

[…] 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 Danielle Gauer

Ohio Advises on the Use of Flat Fee Agreements in Criminal Cases

What’s In A Name? Lending Name to Out of State Attorney Results in Suspension

Judges on Facebook: Exercising First Amendment Rights or Violating the Judicial Canons?