An attorney belongs to a specialty bar organization in which members routinely post questions, comments and tips on an online forum or through an automated email management system. The attorney seeks to post a request for...more
Consider the scenario in which opposing counsel provided a settlement offer that the client approved, but the lawyer has not communicated its acceptance to opposing counsel prior to the client’s death. A zealous advocate may...more
Many lawyers have confronted the irksome practice of opposing counsel sending emails containing half-truths such as...more
10/27/2022
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VA Supreme Court
Reporting from the Virginia State Bar’s Office of Bar Counsel shows consistency yet again in the overall number of complaints made against lawyers and the corresponding levels of discipline....more
10/6/2022
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Young Lawyers
On July 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Virginia rejected without comment a proposed amendment to Rule 1.8, which governs “prohibited transactions.” Specifically, Rule 1.8(k), as proposed, would have provided that: “A lawyer...more
Reporting from the Virginia State Bar’s Office of Bar Counsel indicates general consistency in the overall number of complaints made against lawyers and the corresponding levels of discipline....more