Jose Rivero, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

Articles Posted by Jose Rivero

Delegating E-Filing Responsibilities

by Jose Rivero in Florida Bar. Posted October 20, 2020

Kelly N. Smith, Assistant Ethics Counsel for the Florida Bar, recently wrote an article re-addressing issues raised by Ethics Opinion 12-2 regarding e-filings. Delegating

ABA Offers 12 Tips to Avoid Disciplinary Problems

by Jose Rivero in ABA. Posted September 15, 2020

The ABA recently published guidance designed to assist attorneys in avoiding disciplinary issues. Offers

[…] 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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