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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.

E-Competence? California Advises Attorneys on Requisite Competence in the Handling of E-Discovery

by Katerina Ona in client confidentiality, competence, diligence, E-discovery, Legal Services, News, Professionalism, Technology. Posted August 24, 2015

On June 30, 2015, the State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct released Formal Opinion No. 2015-193 addressing an attorney’s ethical duties in the handling of the discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”). Advises

Texting is Permissible Advertising in Florida

by Jan Jacobowitz in Advertising Rules, Florida Bar, lawyer advertising, News, Professionalism, Technology, texting. Posted August 19, 2015

The Florida Bar Board of Governors decided that texting potential clients is not impermissible in person solicitation,

Florida Bar Considers Tech Savvy CLE Requirement

by Jan Jacobowitz in CLE requirements, competence, Legal Services, News, Technology. Posted August 16, 2015

The Florida Bar Board of Governors met on July 24th and approved new language that adds technological know how to the definition of competence and an additional CLE requirement of 3 credits of technology courses during every three year reporting cycle. Savvy

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 Bar Releases Best Practices for Effective Electronic Communication

by Jan Jacobowitz in Advertising Rules, electronic communication, Facebook, Florida Bar, News, Professionalism, social media, Social Media, Technology, texting. Posted July 14, 2015

The Florida Bar has released guidelines for electronic communication that consider issues of professionalism and legal ethics that may arise when an attorney uses texting, emailing, a smart phone, and social media in his or her practice. Effective

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

California: An Attorney Must Maintain Client Confidentiality Regardless of Whether Information is Publically Available

by Dalisi Otero in News, Professionalism. Posted June 28, 2015

The State Bar of California’s ethics committee released Formal Opinion Interim No. 13-0005, a proposed opinion stating that lawyers may not disclose embarrassing or detrimental information learned in the course of representing a client even if the information is publically available. Maintain

New York Releases Guidance for Attorneys’ Use of Social Media to Offer Service & Communicate with Potential Client

by Janelly Crespo in Attorney Advertising, legal ethics, News, social media, Social Media, Technology. Posted June 15, 2015

Attorneys in New York may use social media to communicate with potential clients. Guidance

Personally Soliciting Contributions: A “Don’t” for Judicial Candidates in Florida

by Dalisi Otero in campaign finance, First Amendment, judges, judicial ethics, News, Professionalism, Social Media. Posted May 27, 2015

In an opinion released in late April, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold Florida’s ban on judicial candidates’ personal solicitation for campaign contributions. personally

[…] 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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