Samantha Iglesias, Author at Legal Ethics Advisor

Attorneys May Respond to Negative Online Reviews

by Samantha Iglesias in Advertising, Advisory Opinion, Attorney Client Relationship, confidentiality, Legal Services, negative online reviews, Professionalism, Rules of Professional Conduct, Social Media. Posted February 22, 2019

In June 2018, the Florida Bar Ethics Committee voted 18-0 to approve a Florida Bar Staff Opinion that “permits an inquiring attorney to post a limited response to a negative online review that the attorney says falsely accuses her of theft.” Attorneys

Fee-Sharing with Non-Lawyers? California is Considering It

by Samantha Iglesias in Attorneys Fees, fee sharing with non lawyers, Legal Services, Professionalism, Referral Services, Rules of Professional Conduct. Posted January 16, 2019

The State Bar of California has convened a 23-member commission, the Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services, to consider how access to justice can be increased with technology.

Lawyers Can’t Consult With Experts For the Sole Purpose of Creating a Conflict

by Samantha Iglesias in Conflict of Interest, Ethics Opinion, Professionalism. Posted September 14, 2018

The Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas recently advised that it is impermissible for lawyers to disclose confidential information to a prospective expert or retain an expert for the sole purpose of disqualifying the expert from working for the opposing party.

[…] 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 Samantha Iglesias

Attorneys May Respond to Negative Online Reviews

Fee-Sharing with Non-Lawyers? California is Considering It

Lawyers Can’t Consult With Experts For the Sole Purpose of Creating a Conflict