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Florida Professional Ethics Committee: Social Media Advice to Clients–A Matter of Competence

by Jan Jacobowitz in competence, discovery, Facebook, legal ethics, News, Social Media, social media, Technology. Posted July 1, 2015

On June 25th, The Florida Professional Ethics Committee affirmed, with some modifications, its January proposed opinion regarding advising a client about removing social media posts prior to litigation and changing privacy settings. Advice

Access to Facebook Photos Trumps Right of Privacy in Florida Personal Injury Case

by Jan Jacobowitz in discovery, Facebook, News, privacy, social media, Social Media, Uncategorized. Posted January 9, 2015

Hot off the presses...In an opinion dated January 7, 2014, Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeals denied the plaintiff's petition for certiorari relief to quash an order compelling discovery of her Facebook photos in a case in which she is alleging injuries as a result of a slip and fall in a Target store. Trumps

[…] 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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