Isabella Falcon, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

Attorney Competence and Data Storage Through the Prism of Google+

by Isabella Falcon in Technology. Posted April 24, 2019

Jason Tashea’s article in the ABA Journal provides an interesting perspective on a lawyer’s duty of competence in relation to technology. He references the termination of Google+ to pose the question of the impact of both data storage and data destruction on the practice of law. Attorney

GoFundMe “Funds” Suspension

by Isabella Falcon in Attorney Suspension, Attorneys Fees, Featured, gofundme, Legal Services, Outsourcing, Professionalism, Rules of Professional Conduct, Social Media. Posted March 4, 2019

A West Virginia attorney’s creation of an inappropriate GoFundMe page, in confluence with other misconduct, resulted in a joint recommendation in which the attorney agreed to a 42 month suspension and a public reprimand.

New York Bar: Non-Resident Attorneys As Business Generators Probably a No Go

by Isabella Falcon in Featured, Legal Services, News, non-resident attorneys, Outsourcing, Referral Services. Posted January 23, 2019

The New York State Bar’s Committee on Professional Ethics (“Committee”) recently issued an opinion regarding fee-splitting. Attorneys

Beware of Trusting Your Friends That Are Lawyers

by Isabella Falcon in Attorney Client Relationship, Attorneys Fees, Professionalism. Posted September 27, 2018

On August 30, in Balducci v. Cige, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey held that attorney Brian Cige had a duty to explain his legal-fee agreement to Lisa Balducci, his former client, so that she could have the opportunity to make an informed decision about her representation. Beware

[…] 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 Isabella Falcon

Attorney Competence and Data Storage Through the Prism of Google+

GoFundMe “Funds” Suspension

New York Bar: Non-Resident Attorneys As Business Generators Probably a No Go

Beware of Trusting Your Friends That Are Lawyers