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ABA Opinion 499 Green Lights Lawyers’ Passive Investment in Firms with NonLawyer Ownership

by in ABA Opinion, Alternative Business Structure, Rule 5.4. Posted October 5, 2021
Despite ABA Green Light, States May Not Embrace Passive Investment in Alternative Business Structures An Alternative Business Structure (“ABS”) that permits lawyers and nonlawyers to collaborate and share revenue has become a hot, revolutionary topic in the rapidly evolving practice of law.  In fact, Arizona has deleted Rule 5.4, which prohibits lawyers from being in ...
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Delaware Green Lights Remote Work in Formal Opinion 2021-1

by in ABA Opinion, Advisory Opinion, Attorney Client Relationship, Remote Work. Posted August 24, 2021
Delaware Lawyers: Remote Work Okay If State of Residence Agrees Last month, the Delaware State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics released Formal Opinion 2021-1, addressing whether Delaware attorneys may practice Delaware law while working remotely from another jurisdiction. The Committee held that Delaware licensed lawyers are permitted to practice Delaware law outside the state, ...
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Florida Approves Remote Work in Opinion SC20-1220

by in ABA Opinion, Advisory Opinion, Florida, Florida Bar, Florida Supreme Court, UPL. Posted May 28, 2021
New Jersey Lawyer May Work Remotely from Florida On May 20, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court approved an UPL Advisory Opinion that was filed with the Court in August 2020 and responded to a New Jersey Attorney’s inquiry as to whether he could practice New Jersey law from Florida without violating the unauthorized practice of ...
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Dealing with Online Vitriol: Florida Bar to Consider Amending The Confidentiality Rule 4-1.6

by in ABA Opinion, Advisory Opinion, Bar Opinion, client confidentiality, electronic communication, Ethics Opinion, negative online reviews, online comments, social media. Posted May 4, 2021
Online Vitriol: Amending Confidentiality Rule 4-1.6 and Proposed Opinion 21-1 on Third Party Criticism At its recent meeting, The Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee approved an amendment to Florida Bar Rule 4-1.6 Confidentiality that would provide a limited exception to permit lawyers to respond when they suffer an online vitriol attack from a former client ...
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Virtually Speaking…New ABA Formal Opinion 498 Provides Guidelines for Virtual Practice

by in ABA Opinion, Attorney Client Relationship, Legal Services, Remote Work, virtual law office. Posted April 7, 2021
Virtual Practice Here to Stay…? The Pandemic sent most of us home and the legal profession embraced technology with a gusto previously unseen.  As the world slowly reopens, there is much discussion about which aspects of remote work may be long lasting. No doubt, technology and the virtual practice of law has made a permanent ...
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