ABA Approves Revised Standards for Legal Education
After years of debate, the ABA on August 11, 2014 approved a host of amendments to the “Standards for Approval of Law Schools,” which the association’s Standards Review Committee submitted to …
New Comment to Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct Permits Lawyers to Advise Clients as to Marijuana Use
On March 24, 2014, the Colorado Supreme Court adopted a new comment to Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 1.2. The comment permits a lawyer to advise a client as to …
Do You Have to Personally Reconcile Your Trust Account Every Month?
You will if the Louisiana Supreme Court adopts a recent LSBA House of Delegates resolution requiring just that. On Saturday, January 25, 2014, the House considered a resolution “to amend …
Let’s Eat: Louisiana MCLE Committee Now Allows Luncheon CLE Programs
For years, Louisiana’s Mandatory CLE Committee denied credit for continuing legal education seminars conducted during meals. In October, however, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended MCLE Regulation 3.14 to delete this …
Seattle Bar Association Proposes Amendment to Rules to Allow Lawyer Marijuana Use and Advice
The Kings County Bar Association in Seattle has proposed an expedited amendment to the Washington Rules of Professional Conduct that would permit a Washington state lawyer to advise a …
LSBA Codes Committee Recommends Rules Changes to House of Delgates
At its September 12, 2013 meeting, the LSBA Codes of Conduct Committee recommended various amendments to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct. The amendments are largely ministerial, except for a …
Maintaining Competence Through Keeping Up With Technology
Last year, the ABA adopted an amendment to ABA Model Rule of Professional Responsibility 1.1, comment 8, providing that “a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its …
LASC Amends Procedural Rules Governing Disciplinary Matters
Effective January 5, 2010, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended certain procedural rules governing Louisiana lawyer disciplinary proceedings. More particularly, the court amended LASC Rule 19, section 18(B) as follows: To …
Louisiana Supreme Court Forbids Cash Withdrawals from Lawyer Trust Accounts
Effective January 6, 2010, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15(f) to include the following language: “A lawyer shall not use any debit card or automated …
New Proposal Would Require Civil Defense Lawyers to Notify Plaintiffs of Settlement
The LADB Office of Disciplinary Council may soon propose amendments to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct requiring the lawyer for a defendant in a civil action to send notice …