Remaining Competent in Lawyering’s Digital Age
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 …
“Facebook Friends, This Lawyer is The Best”
If your client posts a favorable review or comment about you on a social media platform that you control, must you take it down if it does not comply with …
LegalZoom and Sam’s Club to Offer Law-Related Products and Services
LegalZoom, a web-based company offering a wide range of law-related services, has announced that it will partner with the retail giant Sam’s Club to offer its services to Sam’s members at …
October 2014 Discipline
These Louisiana lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations made public during the month of October 2014. Louisiana Supreme Court Christopher S. …
Appellate Lawyers Have Duty to Supplement Briefing if Law Changes After Submission
On October 6, 2014, the New Jersey Supreme Court found a criminal-defense lawyer to be ineffective because he failed to keep informed about changes in the law applicable to a …
Recovery of Legal Fees After Termination of the Lawyer-Client Relationship for “Mutual Fault”
On October 16, 2014, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled that a lawyer who is discharged due to “mutual fault” is nonetheless entitled to …
Make Sure Your Lawyer-Client Arbitration Clause is Enforceable
The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently refused to enforce a lawyer-client arbitration provision because it failed to include sufficiently detailed warnings to the client. See Atalese v. U.S. Legal …
September 2014 Discipline
These Louisiana lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations made public during the month of September 2014. Louisiana Supreme Court James Hamilton …
Court Dismisses Charges Against Lawyer Who Advertised Specialty on Website
On September 26, 2014, the Louisiana Supreme Court ordered the dismissal of disciplinary charges against New Orleans lawyer Kearney Loughlin. See In re Kearney Soniat Du Fossat Loughlin, No. 14-B-0923. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel …
May a Lawyer Advise a Client to Take Down Harmful Facebook Posts?
In Formal Ethics Opinion 5 (July 25, 2014), the North Carolina State Bar addressed a lawyer’s obligation to advise a civil client about social media use. It concludes that a …