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Breaking News: Florida’s 3rd DCA Decides Facebook Friendship No Cause for Recusal

by Jan Jacobowitz in Facebook, judges, judges on Facebook, News, recusal, Social Media. Posted August 23, 2017

Today, Florida's 3rd DCA upheld a trial court judge's refusal to recuse herself based upon a Facebook friendship with an attorney on one side of a civil case in her courtroom.

Is Email Encryption the New Reasonable Standard? The ABA Opines

by Daniel Celaya in Advertising Rules, confidentiality, cybersecurity, encryption, Ethics Opinion, Legal Services, Social Media, social media guidelines, Technology. Posted July 26, 2017

The ever-present threat to data security in an increasingly digitized legal profession has redefined the "reasonable efforts" standard for lawyers who handle client information. Encryption

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.

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

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

[…] 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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