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Ethics Opinions / Practice Tips and Aids

Navigating Ethical Challenges When Representing Organizations and Key Takeaways from ABA Formal Opinion 514

Practical Tips for Lawyers Representing Organizations: Insights from ABA Formal Opinion 514 When advising organizations, lawyers face the unique challenge of ensuring their advice is understood as intended for the …

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ABA Publishes Guidance on Office Sharing Arrangements With Other Lawyers

On July 12, 2023, the American Bar Association published Formal Opinion 507 providing guidance on office sharing arrangements with other lawyers. See ABA Formal Op. 507 (July 12, 2023). Many …

Ethics Opinions

ABA Issues Opinion on Model Rule 8.5: Choice of Law

On March 1, 2023, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Issued Formal Opinion 504 addressing ABA Model Rule 8.5, which provides for disciplinary authority and choice of …

Ethics Opinions

ABA Issues Opinion on “Reply to All” in Electronic Communications

On November 2, 2022, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 503 addressing a lawyer’s use of “Reply to All” in email communications. See ABA …

Rule Making

Professional Responsibility Lawyers Recommend Revisions to Permit the Multijurisdictional Practice of Law

In April of 2022, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (“APRL”) recommended changes to the unauthorized practice of law provisions of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. See APRL, …

Ethics Opinions

ABA Issues Formal Opinion Addressing Lawyer Solicitation

The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has released a formal opinion addressing live, in-person lawyer solicitation. In Formal Opinion 501 (Apr. 13, 2022), the committee seeks to …

Rule Making

ABA Calls for Comments on Proposed Amendments to Rules Concerning Lawyers’ Due Diligence Obligations

The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has called for comments on possible amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct concerning lawyers’ client due diligence obligations. See …

Ethics Opinions

ABA Formal Opinion: Lawyer Responsible for Communication Barriers in Lawyer-Client Relationship

Clients do not all have the same communication methods as their lawyers. Different languages or hearing, speech, or visual disabilities can all impede a lawyer’s and a client’s ability to …

Ethics Opinions

ABA Issues Formal Opinion on Virtual Law Practice

On March 10, 2021, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released Formal Opinion 498 to provide guidance on ethical issues associated with the virtual practice of law. …

FAQs

What Are The Differences Between the ABA Model Rules and the Louisiana Rules?

In this 45-minute video, Professor Dane S. Ciolino of the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and the Louisiana Legal Ethics site discusses the principal differences between the ABA …

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