Lauren Alvarez, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

Who’s on Third? A Lawyer’s Obligation to Pay Third-Party Claims on Settlement Proceeds

by Lauren Alvarez in Attorney Client Relationship, Attorneys Fees, Legal Services, Third party claims, Uncategorized. Posted June 18, 2019

Lawyers faced with third-party claims to client funds often are confronted with deciding whether a particular third-party has an interest sufficient to impose an obligation on a lawyer to refrain from disbursing funds to the client.

Virtually Speaking: New York City Bar Approves Lawyer Use of VLO Address

by Lauren Alvarez in Advertising, Advisory Opinion, Technology, Uncategorized, virtual law office. Posted June 11, 2019

A Virtual Law Office (VLO) is a facility that offers business services and work spaces to lawyers on an “as needed” basis. Virtually

Florida Bar Proposes A New Standard for Claims of Expertise in Advertisements

by Lauren Alvarez in Advertising, Legal Services, Professionalism. Posted November 17, 2018

Recently, the Florida Bar Board of Governors unanimously voted on a proposal to amendRule 4-7.14, “Potentially Misleading Advertising.”

Online Informal Lawyer-to-Lawyer Consultations for the Benefit of the Client are Permissible, Subject to Lawyers’ Duty of Confidentiality

by Lauren Alvarez in Attorney Client Relationship, confidentiality, Ethics Opinion. Posted September 27, 2018

The Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas recently advised that informal lawyer-to-lawyer consultations for the benefit of the client are permissible, subject to lawyers’ duty of confidentiality. online

[…] 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 Lauren Alvarez

Who’s on Third? A Lawyer’s Obligation to Pay Third-Party Claims on Settlement Proceeds

Virtually Speaking: New York City Bar Approves Lawyer Use of VLO Address

Florida Bar Proposes A New Standard for Claims of Expertise in Advertisements

Online Informal Lawyer-to-Lawyer Consultations for the Benefit of the Client are Permissible, Subject to Lawyers’ Duty of Confidentiality