Top 10 Legal Ethics Developments of 2024: A Year in Review
As 2024 comes to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on the most significant developments in legal ethics that shaped the profession this year. These changes highlight the …
The New Frontier of Legal Marketing: Search Engine Keywords
Legal marketing has gone digital, and law firms are getting creative with their online strategies. One increasingly common tactic: using competitors’ names in Google ads – a practice known as …
Pringle Pooping Lawyer Reinstated to Practice of Law
In December of 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court suspended criminal defense attorney, Jack Blakeslee, for one year, with six months of the suspension stayed, for misconduct reflecting on his well-being …
Pennsylvania Lawyer Askes SCOTUS to Consider Attorney Bias Rule
On January 31, 2024, Zachary Greenberg, a Pennsylvania lawyer, asked the United States Supreme Court to hear his case challenging a rule prohibiting lawyers from knowingly engaging “in conduct constituting …
Law Firm Prohibited From Charging Departing Lawyer A Per-Client Fee For Continued Representation of Clients
On January 16, 2024, the Colorado Supreme Court held that Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 5.6(a) prohibits agreements which require a lawyer departing from a firm to pay the firm …
Can I Quit?
No, not yet. The future of Louisiana’s mandatory bar association is uncertain. This is because the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the Louisiana State Bar …
Fifth Circuit: Compelled LSBA Membership Violates First Amendment
On November 13, 2023, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Louisiana State Bar Association’s “mandatory membership and dues are . . . unconstitutional” because they …
Lawyer Suspended After Filing A Bar Complaint
Lawyers panic upon receiving a bar complaint from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Am I going to lose my law license? How will public discipline impact my practice? Can I …
Is “Tagging” A Communication?
Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct rule 4.2 prohibits lawyers from communicating with represented persons without authority either from the law, the court, or the represented person’s lawyer. Whether a lawyer’s …
Lawyer Suspended for Double-Dipping on CLEs
On September 11, 2023, the Supreme Court for the State of Maine ordered that lawyer Jason R. Buckley be suspended from the practice of law for one year, with none …