It is drilled into us during ethics classes, studying for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, and in continuing legal education courses: When a client requests it, you must hand over “the file.” But have you ever stopped to ...
Megan Zavieh - January 12, 2016
What do lawyers fear most about technology? What should they fear? For this All Hallows' Eve edition of Friday 5+ Tech Tips, we asked the practice management experts for their best — or is it worst? — legal tech horror stories. Here are chosen ...
The Editors - October 30, 2015
Every few years, state ethics officials issue a questionable decision in the legal marketing ethics area. The ones that make you scratch your head and think, “Really? What planet do they live on?” In Florida, for example, officials thought a ...
Roy S. Ginsburg - October 15, 2015Stop buying into the Superman complex and consider the ramifications of not taking care of yourself.
Megan Zavieh - October 12, 2015It's a win-win. The best strategies for keeping your startup on the straight and narrow, ethics-wise, are often the same strategies that help your practice grow. Mark Bassingthwaighte, risk advisor for malpractice insurance carrier ALPS, ...
Joan Feldman - October 9, 2015Suffering through a disciplinary proceeding is bad enough, but when it’s done and the sanction has been issued, the experience isn't over. You must report the sanction anywhere else you are admitted to practice. Who Must You Tell? ...
Megan Zavieh - September 17, 2015
I am going to assume that you, dear reader, had no personal information leaked as a result of the Ashley Madison hack. You may have been curious — after all, who didn’t wonder whether they would recognize someone on the list? But let's set that ...
Mark Bassingthwaighte - September 10, 2015There is a lot of advice out there for developing work-life balance, but here are some tips specific to solo lawyers to help you ease the stress and avoid ethics complaints.
Megan Zavieh - August 17, 2015 In the attorney discipline business, privilege waiver is a central issue. When a client files a state bar complaint against his attorney, privilege is waived, subject to nuances. (Of course, isn’t everything in law subject to nuances?) What this ...
Megan Zavieh - June 11, 2015Just because nearly everyone knows how to send email doesn't mean they use it well. In my previous post ("Most Dangerous Outlook Features for Lawyers"), I showed you two frequently used Outlook features that trip up even seasoned users: ...
Deborah Savadra - April 28, 2015
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