Maintaining client confidentiality is a cornerstone of practicing law, and it is also essential to preserving trust and maintaining professionalism. Unfortunately, many lawyers forget or are not aware of the breadth of their...more
Creating effective thought leadership content starts with observing what’s on the minds of your clients and referral sources so you can create content that resonates with them. As you create your list of professional New...more
Congratulations, you won (or more likely settled) the case! Your last invoice has been paid, you have closed out the file, and after a handshake from your thankful client, you are ready to move on to your next matter. There...more
An employer has a legitimate business interest in prohibiting an employee from soliciting customers whom the employer has a substantial relationship. Hilb Rogal & Hobbs of Fla., Inc. v. Grimmel, 48 So.3d 957, 31 IER Cases...more
• In Bridgepoint Construction Services, Inc. v. Newton, et al., the California Court of Appeal recently affirmed a trial court's decision to disqualify an attorney from representing multiple clients who all sought damages...more
After coming under scrutiny by North Carolina Supreme Court officials, appearance-of-impropriety standards are no longer sufficient in determining when former clients may or may not disqualify counsel. As of last April,...more
• The American Bar Association's (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently released Formal Opinion 481 addresses the question when a lawyer who has made a mistake must tell the client about...more
One of the most commonly misunderstood terms in the Rules of Professional Conduct is contained in the admonition of Rule 1.9(c)(1) (“Duties to Former Clients”) that a lawyer may not “use information relating to the...more
• In Formal Opinion 479, the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently sought to define the important term of “generally known” information. • Information is...more
Recently, while catching up on my “pleasure” reading — the November issue of The Alabama Lawyer — during a lunch break, I came across an article from the Office of General Counsel regarding the “Retention, Storage, Ownership,...more
While attorneys provide legal advice to their clients, they are sometimes the recipients of such advice from their own counsel, including in-house firm counsel. Agreeing with recent decisions by the highest courts of Georgia...more