The American Bar Association's (ABA) Formal Ethics Opinion 500, issued on Oct. 6, 2021, examines a lawyer's duties of communication and competence in situations involving language-access issues with clients, where clients may...more
Important Notice: On May 13, 2021, the Québec government tabled Bill 96 which aims to better protect the French language in the Province of Québec. While the contents of our firm’s French Language Requirements in Québec...more
10 years after the enactment of Law No. 24 of 2009 on the State Flag, Language, Coat of Arms and Anthem (Language Law), the implementing regulations for the Language Law have finally been issued. On 30 September 2019, the...more
Testifying is difficult enough already. You’re trying to give complete and honest answers while a trained attorney is asking hypotheticals, making distinctions, digging into details, sometimes applying arcane legal standards...more
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is proposing to make it more difficult for people who don’t speak English to qualify for disability benefits. Under planned regulations released February 01, 2019, the SSA would no...more