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Up in the ‘Clouds’: Illinois Finds Duty of Competence Applies to Selection of Provider

by Vincent Calarco in client confidentiality, cloud computing, competence, confidentiality, Ethics Opinion, legal ethics, Legal Services, Outsourcing, Technology. Posted December 20, 2016

This fall, the Illinois State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics reached two conclusions regarding use of cloud-based services. In Opin. 16-06, the Committee opined that:

Attorneys Entitled to Fees Despite Allegations of Rate Increases and Estimate Overruns

by Marissa Shulman in Attorneys Fees, client waiver, legal ethics, Legal Services. Posted December 13, 2016

In August, the Connecticut Superior Court held that a law firm accused of failing to notify its litigation clients of rate increases and estimate overruns may still recover its legal fees. Attorneys

No Love for Lawyer Who Reported Ethics Violation for Personal Benefit

by Daniel Celaya in Attorneys Fees, legal ethics, Legal Services. Posted December 8, 2016

An attorney who agreed to a fee-sharing agreement with his former firm tried to void the arrangement by claiming that there was a conflict of interest between his former firm and defendant, the Board of Education of the City of Buffalo. Love

Virginia: Conflict of Interest & Importance of Public Confidence Precludes Law Firm From Lobbying General Assembly

by William Golden in Conflict of Interest, Ethics Opinion, law firms, legal ethics, Legal Services, lobbyists. Posted December 6, 2016

The Virginia State Bar recently opined that lawyer-legislator status creates a conflict of interest such that not only is the lawyer precluded from lobbying the legislative body of which he is a member, but so too are all the other members of the consulting firm of which he is a member and law firm that owns the consulting firm.

Discriminatory Organizations: To Participate or Not To Participate?

by Ivana Alvarez in discrimination, legal ethics, Professionalism. Posted October 1, 2015

In Opinion No. 1 of 2015, the Indiana State Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee addressed the extent to which Indiana Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) limits a lawyer’s participation as a leader of a nonprofit organization that discriminates through membership requirements (e.g. on the basis of religion, gender, race, etc.). Discriminatory

Emerging Technologies & EDiscovery: Redefining the Competent Lawyer

by Luiz Miranda in ediscovery, legal ethics, News, Professionalism, Technology, Uncategorized. Posted September 18, 2015

Future Law Office 2020, a report issued by Robert Half, contains a survey in which 350 attorneys were asked which issue would have the biggest impact on the practice of law in the next five years. Emerging

Ethics and Time Based Billing: Lawyer Billed Clients For Time Spent Watching Reality Crime Shows

by Wilford Harris III in Attorney Advertising, billing, client-lawyer relationship, legal ethics, News, Professionalism. Posted September 7, 2015

One of the most important aspects of being an attorney is proper billing. Billed

Judges on Facebook: Exercising First Amendment Rights or Violating the Judicial Canons?

by Danielle Gauer in Advertising Rules, Facebook, First Amendment, judicial canons, legal ethics, News, Professionalism, Social Media, Uncategorized. Posted August 31, 2015

There is no doubt that since the inception of Facebook in 2004, various other social media networks have sprung up allowing people to share and exchange information instantly.

Attorneys Engaged in the “HIGH” Life in Washington State

by Daniel Hentschel in federalism, legal ethics, Legal Services, marijuana advice, News. Posted August 5, 2015

The State of Washington and its legal community are again in the headlines for marijuana. HIGH

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

[…] 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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