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Attorney For Trayvon Martin Allowed To Blog About Case

by Patrick Poole in Facebook, LinkedIn, News, Other, Social Media, Software, Technology, Twitter. Posted November 27, 2012

On October 29, 2012, Judge Debra Nelson of Seminole County Florida denied the prosecution’s request to bar George Zimmerman’s lawyers from blogging about legal issues on a website, as well as using traditional news and social media, to comment about the case. Attorney

Contempt of Court for Prospective Juror’s use of Internet Search Engine

by Sean Holas in Facebook, LinkedIn, News, Other, Social Media, Software, Technology, Twitter. Posted November 26, 2012

Jurors facing jail time? That is the possible punishment for a former prospective juror in a capital murder case in Florida. Contempt

Social Media Fallout: Attorneys’ Posts Cause Career Crises

by Stacy Byrd in Facebook, LinkedIn, News, Other, Social Media, Technology, Twitter. Posted November 25, 2012

Social Media and Internet use has continued to grow over the past year. As these sites become more popular, it seems that more attorneys are finding themselves in hot water over Internet posts.

The Jury Is Out: Defining Inappropriate Communication in the Digital Age

by Jan Jacobowitz in Facebook, LinkedIn, News, Other, Social Media, Technology, Twitter. Posted November 23, 2012

Should you google jurors during voir dire? What about during the trial? Jury

ABA Adopts Modifications to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct

by Courtney Daniels in ABA 20/20 Commission on Ethics, New Rules, News, Outsourcing, Proposed Rules, Social Media, Technology, The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20. Posted August 7, 2012

The ABA House of Delegates just approved several changes to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, adopting all six resolutions that were proposed by the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20.

South Carolina Bar Gives Opinion About “JustAnswer.com”

by Patrick Poole in Advertising Rules, Bar Opinions, Client Communication, expert, JustAnswer.com, News, Social Media, Technology. Posted May 21, 2012

A recent South Carolina Bar Opinion has addressed the ethical issues arising out of the website "justanswer.com."

[…] 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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