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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
CNA, the leading malpractice insurer for Louisiana lawyers, recently distributed to its insureds helpful advice as to how they should handle complaints from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. See CNA, Professional …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
