The Duty of Technological Competence
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 …
Participating in Avvo Advisor is Unethical
Avvo Advisor is easy. A prospective client visits the website https://www.avvo.com/advisor, selects the legal services needed, pays Avvo a fixed fee, and Avvo arranges for an “experienced Louisiana lawyer” to return the prospective …
September 2016 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 September 2016. Louisiana Supreme Court Harold …
August 2016 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 2016. Louisiana Supreme Court …
No Concurrent Conflict in Representing Market Competitors
The New York State Bar Association recently clarified that a lawyer may concurrently represent clients who are competitors in the same industry—even when it would be in one client’s economic …
May a Lawyer Bill a Client for the Work of an Unpaid Intern?
Yes, according to a recent ethics advisory opinion from the New York State Bar Association. See N.Y. State Bar Assoc’n Ethics Op. 1090 (2016). The issue considered by the New York …
Don’t Engage in the Unauthorized Practice of Law By Giving Advice to an Out-of-State Relative
On August 31, 2016, the Minnesota Supreme Court admonished a Colorado lawyer for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law by helping his in-laws with a dispute against their condominium …
ABA Adopts Broad Anti-Harassment Rule. Will Louisiana Follow?
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 …
July 2016 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 July 2016. Louisiana Supreme Court …
Fee Sharing Agreement With Nonlawyer Unenforceable as Violation of Public Policy
On July 8, 2016, a Pennsylvania appellate court affirmed the dismissal of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary claims brought by a nonlawyer against a law firm. The firm …