Arizona Becomes Sixth State to Reject ABA’s Model Anti-Discrimination Rule
On August 27, 2018, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected efforts to amend the Arizona Rules of Professional Conducted to “add language adopted by the ABA in Model Rule 8.4 as …
LASC Solicits Comments on New Judiciary Commission Rules
The Louisiana Supreme Court has distributed for public comment three proposed revisions to Rule XXIII governing proceedings before the Judiciary Commission. These revisions were recommended to the court by the Judiciary …
Google Search Misdirection is a Misleading Advertising Practice
The Florida State Bar Association is considering an amendment to the state’s standards of professional conduct that would prevent the unauthorized use of a lawyer’s name in metadata or Google …
LSBA Revises Code of Professionalism
At its midyear meeting on January 20, 2018, the Louisiana State Bar Association approved a resolution from the Committee on the Profession revising the LSBA Code of Professionalism. See Resolution Proposed …
The Top Ten Louisiana Legal Ethics Developments in 2017
If a Louisiana lawyer were were to read just one post on this blog all year, this should be it. Here are the top ten developments in Louisiana legal ethics …
ABA Committee Proposes Overhaul of Advertising Rules
On December 21, 2017, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued a working draft of proposed amendments to the lawyer-advertising provisions of the ABA Model Rules …
LSBA Makes “No Recommendation” on Adoption of Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Rule
On November 27, 2017, the LSBA Rules of Professional Conduct Committee reported that it would make “no recommendation” regarding the adoption of a rule prohibiting discrimination and harassment in conduct …
LSBA Proposes Writing Requirement for All Fee Agreements
Under existing Louisiana law, only contingent fee agreements must be in writing. See Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct r. 1.5(c) (providing that “[a] contingent fee agreement shall be in a writing signed by the …
LSBA Proposes Sweeping New Rule on Fixed Fees
Under existing law, a lawyer earns a fixed fee at the commencement of the representation. As a result, current Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(f)(2), permits the lawyer to deposit …
Louisiana Attorney General Concludes That Proposed Anti-Discrimination Rule is Unconstitutional
On September 8, 2017, the Louisiana Attorney General’s office weighed in on the constitutionality of a proposed anti-discrimination amendment to the Louisiana Rules of Professsional Conduct. In July 2017, the Louisiana …