In Formal Opinion 2025-100, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility emphasizes the importance of written fee arrangements. The recent Opinion clarifies the minimum...more
In October 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a series of amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct for legal services communications. The new rule changes, which went into effect on November 14, 2024, are...more
2/6/2025
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Outerlimits Techs., LLC v. O’Connor, No. 169 EDA 2023, 2023 WL 8524299 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 8, 2023) (non-precedential decision) - The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the appellant’s legal...more
The American Bar Association recently issued a Formal Ethics Opinion addressing the ethics of attorney office sharing arrangements. In Formal Opinion 507, issued on July 12, 2023, the ABA Standard Committee on Ethics and...more
4/19/2024
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