On May 22, 2017, the West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board issued an advisory opinion as to “whether fact witnesses can be compensated for lost time spent testifying and/or preparing to …
On June 21, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court joined Ohio, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania and said “no” to Avvo Advisor, a pay-for-service lawyer referral plan that is available in Louisiana. See …
On May 22, 2017, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued a new formal opinion on Securing Communication of Protected Client Information. See ABA Formal Op. 477R (May 22, …
Perhaps. A lawyer who has actual knowledge that another lawyer “has committed a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a question as to the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness …
A lawyer who seeks to withdraw from the representation of a client involved in litigation typically must seek permission of the presiding tribunal to do so. Indeed, Rule 1.16, governing …
Rule 1.5(e) permits lawyers who are not in the same law firm to divide legal fees, subject to certain requirements. See ABA Model Rule of Prof’l Conduct R. 1.5(e); La. Rules …
The District of Columbia Bar has issued two advisory opinions addressing many of the legal and ethical implications of lawyer social media1 use. The first opinion addresses lawyer use of social media …
A “web bug” or “tracking bug” is a tag that an email sender can include in a message that will report back to the sender about the recipient’s handling of …
The Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas recently opined that a lawyer may use the name of a competing lawyer as a Google AdWord to generate favorable …
Although the term “partner” typically denotes a person sharing in the ownership of a business enterprise, some law firms designate nonowner-lawyers as “partners,” “income partners,” or “nonequity partners.” Such designations …
