Solicitation of Clients: SCOTUS Holds DMV Records Are Off Limits
Lawyers may not use state DMV records to locate potential class members for a potential class-action lawsuit. clients
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The Voluntary Gatekeeper: Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Client Due Diligence
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
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A Penny Saved May Not Be a Penny Earned: The Price of Westlaw Account Abuse
Students beware! Using Westlaw and LexisNexis for work may cost you and your boss beyond your checkbook! Penny
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Missouri Supreme Court finds that technology increases attorneys’ burden under their duty of diligence to clients
Attorneys are bound by their ethical duties to diligently represent their clients. Missouri
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