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Removing the Stigma: NY Removes Mental-Health Related Question from State’s Bar Application

by Camila Rivero-Fernandez in Mental Health, Uncategorized. Posted April 13, 2020

New York is now the 11th state to remove mental health treatment inquiries from the state’s bar application. stigma

Same Firm, Different Sides? New York Bar Association Okays Opposing Sides with Amicus Briefs

by Esther Ponce de Leon in Advisory Opinion, Conflict of Interest, Uncategorized. Posted April 7, 2020

The New York State Bar Association advised that lawyers within the same firm may submit opposing amicus briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States if they act individuals rather than under the firm’s name.

[…] 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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