Skip to content
Louisiana Legal Ethics

Louisiana Legal Ethics

A legal ethics blog of Prof. Dane S. Ciolino

Menu
  • Home
  • 2022 Book
  • Newsletter
  • Rules
    • LASC Rule XIX
  • Resources
    • Post Index
    • MPRE Review
    • Categories
    • Model Lawyer-Client Agreements
    • Professionalism
    • Disclaimer
  • Ethics Law Firm
  • Prof. Dane S. Ciolino

Tag: marijuana

FAQs

May a Louisiana Lawyer Assist in Distribution of Marijuana?

Probably not, but the answer is uncertain. More than thirty-three jurisdictions in the United States permit some type of marijuana sale and use. See Map of Marijuana Legality by State (as of June …

Ethics Opinions

May a Louisiana Lawyer Assist a Client with Marijuana Distribution ?

Probably not, but the answer is uncertain. More than thirty-three jurisdictions in the United States permit some type of marijuana sale and use. See Governing.com List of State Marijuana Laws …

Rule Making

California Rules Now Allow Lawyers to Give Marijuana-Use Advice to Clients

More than thirty jurisdictions in the United States permit some type of marijuana sale and use. See Governing.com List of State Marijuana Laws in 2018 (as of March 2018). But, …

Louisiana Rule Making

LSBA Codes Committee Declines to Recommend Rule Regarding Marijuana-Related Legal Advice

In May 2016, Louisiana became the twenty-fifth state to adopt legislation permitting the cultivation, distribution, and use of medical marijuana. LSU and Southern University are gearing up their grow houses …

Louisiana Cases

Northshore Lawyer Suspended for Accepting Marijuana as Fee

A hearing committee of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board has recommended a fully-deferred suspension for a Northshore lawyer who received his legal fee in marijuana. See In re James D. Mecca, No. …

Ethics Opinions

May a Lawyer Assist a Client in Conduct That Violates Federal Law But Not State Law?

Yes, according to a June 15, 2015 ethics advisory opinion from the San Francisco Bar Association. See S.F. Bar Assoc. Ethics Op. 2015-1 (Jun. 2015). Federal law prohibits the sale and …

Rule Making

New Comment to Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct Permits Lawyers to Advise Clients as to Marijuana Use

On March 24, 2014, the Colorado Supreme Court adopted a new comment to Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 1.2. The comment permits a lawyer to advise a client as to …

Rule Making

Seattle Bar Association Proposes Amendment to Rules to Allow Lawyer Marijuana Use and Advice

  The Kings County Bar Association in Seattle has proposed an expedited amendment to the Washington Rules of Professional Conduct that would permit a Washington state lawyer to advise a …

Get Our Help

Need a legal ethics lawyer? We can help.

Buy Our Book

Get for Our Newsletter

Log in
Our Free Newsletter
Our Social Media
Copyright © 2023 Louisiana Legal Ethics – OnePress theme by FameThemes