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Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Is Ohio Gagging Lawyers Speaking at Seminars?

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, 2015
Cautionary Tales of Personal Burnout

Stop buying into the Superman complex and consider the ramifications of not taking care of yourself.

Megan Zavieh - October 12, 2015
Five Win-Win Ethics Tips for Start-ups and Solos

It'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, 2015
Who Needs to Know I Got Sanctioned?

Suffering 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
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The Lesson of the Ashley Madison Hack: Should You Care?

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, 2015
Finding Work-Life Balance as a Solo: Ethics Tips

There 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
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When the Privilege Waiver Is Unclear

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, 2015
Two (More) Dangerous Outlook Features for Lawyers

Just 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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Care and Feeding of Your Referral Network

Your referral network is a living thing. If you don’t feed it and water it, it will die, and if you don’t prune it back occasionally, it will collapse under its own weight. If you’ve developed a network by identifying good sources and asking ...

Mary Lokensgard - April 15, 2015
How Automated Calendaring Can Limit Malpractice Risk

Calendar management continues to be a major source of anxiety among legal professionals — with good reason. Calendar-related errors are the leading cause of malpractice actions against lawyers, accounting for more than a full third of all ...

Joshua Lenon - March 30, 2015
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