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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're focusing on a topic from professional responsibility - namely, lawyer fee agreements. These are governed by Rule 1.5 of...more
New Jersey appears poised to become the next state to explicitly add a duty of technology competence to its professional code of ethics. Proposed revisions to the New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct would, if adopted,...more
In partnership with the Minnesota State Bar Association – Civil Litigation Section, Winthrop recently hosted a lively and educational Roundtable event featuring a distinguished panel of nine members of the Hennepin County...more
I love the “Lawyers Behaving Badly” podcast. The show’s premise is the hosts’ love of professional messes. They excel at finding true stories about dumb lawyers. Each episode has me shaking my head, thinking to myself, “How...more
Many lawyers today are wrestling with the question of whether they should inform clients that artificial intelligence technologies are being used on their case matters. Ethical advice from state bar regulators has been slowly...more
I am a lawyer at a well-known criminal defense firm. I often write articles in legal journals and am quoted as an expert in criminal law in various notable news publications. Recently, while moderating a CLE program about the...more
This blog post is the third in a series on common ethical challenges that arise while preparing for and conducting depositions. Insurers and large corporate legal departments are sophisticated consumers of legal services, but...more
Incivility during contentious depositions is not a new topic for this blog. While the available evidence indicates that professionalism toward legal adversaries is on the rise, the topic of overbearing behavior during...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed an Eastern District court ruling striking down a Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct prohibiting knowing harassment and discrimination in the practice of...more
Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, companies increasingly began performing racial equity and civil rights assessments to measure company performance in terms of achieving goals related to social justice and...more
Last week, the State Bar of California filed an 11 Count Notice of Disciplinary Charges against John Eastman for “legal” services rendered to former President Donald Trump and others promoting the idea that the 2020...more
Unless their local jurisdiction says otherwise, a lawyer’s ghostwritten marketing content is likely to pass ethical muster if they are involved in the drafting process....more
Beginning January 1, 2023, all attorneys in New York must take continuing legal education courses on cybersecurity topics as a condition of practicing law in New York. The new continuing legal education requirement, the first...more
The New York State Unified Court System recently published for public comment a proposal that would require state’s lawyers to take one hour of continuing legal education (CLE) on cybersecurity topics. The proposal, if...more
The Texas Bar is a self-regulating entity—it handles attorney discipline through a unique procedural process. Although most attorneys steer clear of professional discipline, it’s important for practitioners to know about the...more
Life happens fast. Blink, and you may miss important legal ethics opinions that capture the latest risk management trends. Our New Year's Edition of the Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter highlights 11 opinions from 2021 that may not...more
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” But how many of us have godlike clients? At some point in their careers, most lawyers will make a mistake, whether trivial or significant in terms of the representation or the outcome of...more
Beginning Sept. 1, 2021, all licensed lawyers in the state of Washington, with only limited exceptions, will be required to disclose to clients and obtain informed consent confirmed in writing if they do not have malpractice...more
Lawyers, ask yourselves: Can I ethically connect my work laptop computer to an unsecured public Wi-Fi network? What data security measures are in place at the technology vendors that store and process my clients’...more
New York attorneys could soon have to complete cybersecurity training courses to satisfy their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirement. The House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) has...more
Representing the Estate Executor – Ethical Duty – Confidentiality – Withdrawal - New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion No. 1194 - Risk Management Issue: Does a lawyer for an estate executor have an ethical duty...more
Confidentiality – Electronically Stored Information – Unauthorized Access - The State Bar of California's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct Formal Opinion Interim 16-0002 - Risk Management...more
Lawyers, like non-lawyers, move from state to state for an unlimited number of reasons. When they do, they generally must apply for admission to practice in their new state. To ease this burden, and in recognition of the fact...more
The Utah Work Group on Regulatory Reform has released its recommendations to the Utah Supreme Court - and that could mean changes like client solicitation and nonlawyer ownership are on the way In late 2018, the Utah...more
Pro bono publico or “for the public good” is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment. Unlike traditional community service or volunteerism, pro bono service uses the specific skills of...more