May a Lawyer Renegotiate a Bad-Deal Fixed Fee Agreement?
Yes, as long as the renegotiation is fair and reasonable in light of circumstances unanticipated by the lawyer and the client at the commencement of the lawyer’s representation. In September …
LSBA Distributes Newly-Updated Code of Professionalism
On October 18, 2018, LSBA President Barry H. Grodsky distributed a “newly updated” LSBA Code of Professionalism. See LSBA Code of Professionalism (2018); see also Resolution Proposed by the Committee on the Profession …
ABA Issues Formal Opinion on Lawyers’ Obligations After a Data Breach or Cyberattack
On October 17, 2018, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued a formal opinion addressing lawyers’ obligations in the wake of an electronic data breach or cyberattack. See …
September 2018 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of September 2018. Louisiana Supreme Court Brian K. Thompson. …
New Orleans Law Firm Disqualified for Being Adverse to Former Client in Substantially-Related Matter
Judge Carl J. Barbier of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana disqualified a New Orleans law firm for undertaking a representation materially adverse to its …
ABA Provides (Fairly Obvious) Advice on “Ethical Obligations Related to Disasters”
In Louisiana, we know disasters. Katrina, Rita, Betsy, and BP to name a few. So, our lawyers unfortunately have experienced the personal, legal, and ethical issues associated with them. What …
Lawyer Suspended for Creating False Match.com Profile to Harass Opposing Counsel
On September 20, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended Drew R. Quitschau for six months for creating a false Match.com profile—and numerous other fake Internet accounts—in the name of his opposing …
Idaho Becomes Seventh State to Reject ABA’s Model Anti-Discrimination Rule
On September 10, 2018, the Idaho Supreme Court Supreme Court rejected efforts to amend the Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct to add the anti-discrimination provision now included in ABA Model …
California Rules Now Allow Lawyers to Give Marijuana-Use Advice to Clients
More than thirty jurisdictions in the United States permit some type of marijuana sale and use. See Governing.com List of State Marijuana Laws in 2018 (as of March 2018). But, …
August 2018 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations that were made public during the month of August 2018. Louisiana Supreme Court …