Defining the Practice of Law: North Dakota Admonishes Minnesota Attorney for UPL
Does the title “staff attorney” define the practice of law? The Supreme Court of North Dakota believes so.
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Indiana Advisory Opinion on Reporting Child Abuse: Attorneys’ Obligations & Constraints
What happens when an Indiana lawyer learns, while representing a client, that a child is a victim of abuse or neglect?
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Ohio Attorney Suspended for Lack of Cooperation
An attorney in Ohio whose license has been suspended since 2013 was reminded just how important it is to cooperate with disciplinary authorities while facing his third disciplinary hearing in three years.
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Attorneys May Use Crowd Funding To Finance Firm Expenses
“Go-fund-me” and other crowd funding resources have been steadily increasing in popularity as a means to fund a variety of activities from serious business ventures to Cancun vacations.
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Do Consultation Fees Create An Attorney Client Relationship?
On August 25, 2015 the North Dakota Supreme Court decided that a consultation fee alone does not form an attorney-client relationship; it is merely a factor that may indicate its creation.
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Emerging Technologies & EDiscovery: Redefining the Competent Lawyer
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
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To Err is Human: When Must a Lawyer Disclose an Error to a Client?
On July 17, 2015, the North Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee (“Committee”) issued a 2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 4, discussing when it is appropriate for an attorney to disclose potential malpractice to a client. Err
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From the Lawyer’s Files…Which Documents Belong to Former Clients?
The American Bar Association (ABA) recently released a formal opinion concerning the ethical obligation of a lawyer to provide a former client with documents relating to the previous representation.
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Ethics and Time Based Billing: Lawyer Billed Clients For Time Spent Watching Reality Crime Shows
One of the most important aspects of being an attorney is proper billing. Billed
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Same-Sex Civil Marriages: Ohio Judges Are Compelled to Follow the Rule of Law
On August 7, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued Advisory Opinion 2015-1. Marriages
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