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Practice Tips and Aids

Competence Is Only The Beginning: Exceeding Client Expectations When The Law Is Uncertain And Evolving

The following article is authored by Jessica C. Engler and Clare Roubion. The article originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of For the Defense. The published article can also …

Ethics Opinions / Practice Tips and Aids

Ethical Email Etiquette For “Reply To All”

Embarrassment is often a person’s first reaction after hitting “reply to all” when sending an email that required only a “reply.” If the email was inappropriate, the sender suffers, at …

Practice Tips and Aids / Professionalism

Going on a Lion Hunt: The Do’s and Don’t of Judicial Recusal

Moving to recuse a judge is a dangerous game. One of my law school professors likened it to hunting a lion—something that you better not do unless you’re sure that …

FAQs / Practice Tips and Aids / Professionalism

May a Louisiana Lawyer Surreptitiously Record a Telephone Call With a Potential Witness?

Yes, a Louisiana lawyer may record a phone call with a potential witness if at least one of the parties to call has given prior consent to the recording. First, …

FAQs / Practice Tips and Aids

Malpractice Insurer Provides Helpful Advice on How to Avoid Missing Deadlines

CNA, the leading malpractice insurer for Louisiana lawyers, recently distributed to its insureds helpful advice on how to avoid missing court deadlines. See CNA You Missed a Deadline??? How to …

FAQs / Practice Tips and Aids

Malpractice Insurer Provides Helpful Advice on Handling Client Trust Accounts

CNA, the leading malpractice insurer for Louisiana lawyers, recently distributed to its insureds helpful advice as to how they should handle client trust and IOLTA accounts. See CNA, Professional Counsel, Client …

Practice Tips and Aids / Recent Cases

Bad Billing: Lawyer Breaches Fiduciary Duty By Failing To Bill In Accordance With Provisions of The Fee Agreement

On November 12, 2021, the Tennessee Court of Appeals held that a lawyer breached his fiduciary duty to his client by failing to bill in accordance with the provisions of …

Top Ten (or So) Lists

Top Ten Legal Ethics Developments in 2019

If a Louisiana lawyer were to read just one post on this blog all year, this should be it. Here are the top seven1 developments in legal ethics in 2019. …

Practice Tips and Aids

Responding to Negative Online Reviews

In a world where consumers make dinner plans by reading Yelp reviews, it is no surprise that clients often choose their lawyers the same way. Good reviews matter. Bad reviews …

Top Ten (or So) Lists

Top Ten Developments in Louisiana Legal Ethics in 2018

If a Louisiana lawyer were were to read just one post on this blog all year, this should be it. Here are the top seven1 developments in Louisiana legal ethics …

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