ABA Formal Opinion On Navigating Generative AI in Legal Practice
In Formal Opinion 512, the ABA offers its most thorough guidance yet on lawyers’ use of generative AI (GAI), laying out a roadmap to help practitioners harness these tools without …
State Advisory Opinion Addresses Considerations for Lawyer Departing Law Firm
Lawyers departing from a law firm face many practical considerations when departing a firm for a new practice. This is especially true when some clients choose to leave the lawyer’s …
May a lawyer offer legal services under a subscription service fee model in which the client pays a monthly fee for legal services that the client may or may not utilize?
Subscription services are an increasingly common way for consumers to access products and services they frequently require. Services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Instacart sell a product or service to …
May a lawyer bill a client or former client for time spent responding to a bar complaint?
No, a lawyer may not charge a client or former client for the time responding to bar complaints. Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct rule 1.5(a) provides, in part, that …
May a client’s creditor seize funds held in trust pursuant to a flat fee agreement?
Yes, according to a recent decision from the California Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. See Dickson v. Mann, Super Ct. No. 37-2021-00042299-PR-TR-CTL (July 16, 2024). In Dickson, the court of …
Pringle Pooping Lawyer Reinstated to Practice of Law
In December of 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court suspended criminal defense attorney, Jack Blakeslee, for one year, with six months of the suspension stayed, for misconduct reflecting on his well-being …
July 2024 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders of Louisiana Attorney Discipline Board recommendations published during the month of July 2024. LADB Hearing Committees
June 2024 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders of Louisiana Attorney Discipline Board recommendations published during the month of June 2024. Louisiana Supreme Court
May 2024 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of May 2024. Louisiana Supreme Court Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary …
New Leadership for Louisiana’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Big changes are underway in Louisiana’s legal community! Anderson O. “Andy” Dotson III has been appointed Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. This critical role places Dotson …