The Virginia State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legal Ethics has released for public comment proposed amendments to its state’s lawyer advertising rules. See Va. Bar Assoc. Standing Cmte. on Legal …
In 2012, 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 …
On August 8, 2016, the ABA House of Delegates amended Model Rule 8.4 to include a broad anti-discrimination and anti-harassment provision, and three revised comments. The amendment, which was sponsored by …
On June 21, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct to permit the sale of a law practice. Rule 1.17 now allows a lawyer to sell …
The Louisiana State Bar Association adopted a resolution at its June 2016 Annual Meeting recommending an amendment to Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(f)(2) governing fixed fees. Under the current rule, a …
On June 2, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 7.2(c)(5), to permit a lawyer to claim an area of specialization—as long as the lawyer’s claim does …
In late April 2016, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (“APRL”) recommended changes to the anti-solicitation provisions of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. See APRL, Regulation of Lawyer Advertising …
The Louisiana Supreme Court amended Rule 1.15 in March 2016 to address this issue. The answer: “A lawyer who learns of Unidentified Funds in an IOLTA account must remit the funds …
On March 15, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court called for public comment on the adoption of a new rule of professional conduct that would address a lawyer’s obligation to implement …
On March 15, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court called for public comment on the adoption of a new rule of professional conduct that would permit a lawyer “to sell his …
