RossMilitello, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

New York: Attorney Blogs and Advice to Clients on Social Media Posts

by RossMilitello in Advertising Rules, Facebook, Featured, First Amendment, News, Other, Social Media. Posted July 25, 2013

On June 5, the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics tackled the issue of lawyer blogs and advertising in Opinion 967.

Solicitation of Clients: SCOTUS Holds DMV Records Are Off Limits

by RossMilitello in Advertising Rules, Featured, First Amendment, Legal Services, News. Posted June 22, 2013

Lawyers may not use state DMV records to locate potential class members for a potential class-action lawsuit. clients

The Voluntary Gatekeeper: Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Client Due Diligence

by RossMilitello in Featured, News, Professionalism. Posted May 24, 2013

On May 23, 2013, the ABA Standing Committee On Ethics And Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 463, which examines the contours of a lawyer’s ethical obligations under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to detect and combat money laundering. Voluntary

Wrongful Conviction Results in Arrest of Former State Prosecutor

by RossMilitello in News. Posted May 2, 2013

In 1989, Michael Morton was convicted of murdering his wife. The prosecutor was Ken Anderson. Conviction

Instant Messaging Results in Instant Resignation of a New Mexico Judge

by RossMilitello in News, Professionalism. Posted March 8, 2013

Long a classroom distraction for teenagers and college students, the allure of chatting online instead of focusing on the task at hand has infiltrated the judicial bench in Las Vegas, New Mexico. instant

In The Clouds? Florida Bar Issues Proposed Cloud Computing Ethics Opinion

by RossMilitello in News, Technology. Posted February 21, 2013

Last month the Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee (“Committee”) issued Proposed Advisory Opinion 12-3 in response to the Florida Bar Board of Governors request for an opinion regarding lawyers’ use of cloud computing to store and remotely access client files.

Officials turn attention to law firms to recover money lost in Texas Ponzi scheme

by RossMilitello in News. Posted February 8, 2013

In the past week, two major law firms have found themselves entangled in bankruptcy and receivership proceedings stemming from the aftermath of the R. Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme. Officials

Ethics Complaint Accuses Judge of Using His Position as a “Bully Pulpit”

by RossMilitello in First Amendment, News, Professionalism. Posted December 31, 2012

The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (FJQC) has brought formal charges against Judge Barry Cohen of Palm Beach County. Ethics

[…] 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

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

Articles Posted by RossMilitello