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Crowdfunding Legal Expenses: Ethical Considerations

In late November 2018, porn star Stormy Daniels claimed that her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, initiated a “crowdfunding campaign without her knowledge” in order to fund her defamation litigation against President …

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Avvo Advisor’s Lawyer Referral Service Takes Another Hit

On September 27, 2017, Utah joined the growing list of states1 condemning Avvo Advisor’s lawyer-referral service. The Utah Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee concluded that Avvo Advisor’s service “violates Rule 5.4’s …

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Can Crowdfunding be Used to Finance a Law Firm?

Maybe, according to a recent New York State Bar Association ethics advisory opinion. See N.Y. State Bar Assoc. Cmte. on Prof’l Ethics, Op. 1062 (Jun. 29, 2015). “Crowdfunding” involves raising money …

Recent Cases

Is an Unethical Agreement to Share Fees with a Nonlawyer Enforceable?

The West Virginia Supreme Court recently considered whether a nonlawyer who worked with a lawyer on toxic tort cases could “share the benefits half/half, 50/50.” See Rich v. Simoni, No. 14-0998, …

Ethics Opinions / FAQs

May a Law Firm Have a Nonlawyer “Officer”

“No,” according to the Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas. See Tx. Bar Op. No. 642. In an opinion released during the summer of 2014, the committee concluded: …

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ABA Approves Deal-of-the-Day Internet Marketing by Lawyers

The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has approved the use of group-coupon or deal-of-the-day marketing programs by lawyers. In Formal Opinion 465 (Oct. 21, 2013), the committee considered …

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ABA Opinion Approves Fee Sharing with Lawyer in Another Jurisdiction Even Though Nonlawyer May Own Part of Firm There

ABA Formal Opinion 464 (Aug. 19, 2013) considered whether a lawyer in, for example, Louisiana, could share legal fees with a lawyer in, for example, the District of Columbia even …

FAQs / Technology

May I Share Office Space with Nonlawyers?

Technological improvements have allowed lawyers to practice in nontraditional settings. From homes to beaches to shared office suites, lawyers can get more and more work done without secretaries, dictaphones and …

Ethics Opinions / FAQs / Practice Tips and Aids

May Lawyers and Accountants “Team Up” to Handle BP Claims?

Many lawyers and accountants have “teamed up” to work jointly to assist claimants with submitting claims against British Petroleum (“BP”) arising out of the April 2010 oil spill caused by …

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