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Category: Practice Tips and Aids

Practice Tips and Aids

What Practice Area Has the Most Legal Malpractice Claims?

According to a recent report by legal-malpractice insurer CNA, the answer is: family law. See CNA, Professional Counsel (April 2018).  According to this insurer, “claim frequency in the family law area …

Practice Tips and Aids

Louisiana Legal Ethics Book: Revised 2017 Edition Now Available at Amazon

Thousands of complaints are lodged against Louisiana lawyers every year—many due to innocent mistakes about the rules of conduct. Even simple questions can be troubling: When may I shred my closed …

Practice Tips and Aids

“Best Practices” for Effective Electronic Communication

The Florida State Bar Association has published a short guide for lawyers who use electronic means of communication–namely, all lawyers. See The Florida Bar Best Practices for Effective Electronic Communication …

FAQs / Practice Tips and Aids

Does an Affirmative Duty to Avoid Negligent Destruction of Evidence Exist in Louisiana?

As noted in a previous post, Louisiana requires parties involved in litigation to avoid the intentional destruction of evidence for the purpose of depriving an opposing party of its use. While it …

Practice Tips and Aids

Should Your Law Firm Do an Ethics Audit?

At least one bar association thinks so. The Washington State Bar recently posted a “Self-Audit Checklist” that has a lawyer/self-auditor consider questions such as the following: Client Relations. Does your firm have …

Practice Tips and Aids

New 2015 Edition of Louisiana Legal Ethics Book Now Available at Amazon.com

More than 2,900 complaints were filed against Louisiana lawyers in 2014. Many of these complaints were caused by simple mistakes and innocent misunderstandings about what the rules of conduct require. If …

Top Ten (or So) Lists

Top Ten National Legal Ethics Stories of 2014

In its annual post, Legal Ethics Forum has collected the top ten legal ethics stories of 2014. Among the ten are the following:  Waivers of ineffective assistance of counsel held unethical. DAs …

Practice Tips and Aids

Two Things Louisiana Lawyers Should Do Before Year End

With 31 days until year end (and 24 shopping days until Christmas), Louisiana lawyers should think about at least these two things. 1. Get Your 2014 Continuing Legal Education Louisiana …

Practice Tips and Aids

The Nonlinearity of Client Investment in Legal Services

In a post about Malcom Gladwell’s book David and Goliath, blogger Seth Godin discuss the Law of Diminishing Returns in advocating for moderation. See Seth’s Blog, The Moderation Glitch. He starts with the basic …

Recent Cases / Top Ten (or So) Lists

Top Ten Legal Ethics Stories of 2013

Legal Ethics Forum has posted its take on the top ten legal ethics stories of 2013. Among them: courts upholding the intra-firm attorney client privilege; the relaxation of rules against …

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