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Professional Ethics Committee to Examine Lawyers’ Use of Online Payment Services

by Lauren Maier in payment. Posted October 26, 2020

The Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee is examining the ethical ramifications of lawyers using online payment services like PayPal, Venmo, and Apple Pay.

The Thin Line Between “Covering” and “Comingling”

by Katelin Stephens in Attorneys Fees. Posted January 21, 2020

On October 29, 2019, the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics issued an advisory opinion, Opinion 1176, which answers the question of whether a lawyer may “make a nominal deposit of the lawyer’s own funds to avoid having the lawyer’s trust or escrow account closed for inactivity or failure to maintain a minimum balance.”  Covering

[…] 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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