Category: Ethics
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Failure to communicate – the most common cause of legal malpractice suits and complaints
Recently I was looking at some of the questions on Avvo. I like to look at the ethics questions because it gives me a sense of what is going on in the mind of the average client. The most common complaint I see involves attorneys…
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Is it ok for attorneys to use the cloud? Ethics and cloud computing
The cloud has been around for a while now, and attorneys are embracing it faster than they have many other forms of technology. I imagine this is because of the dizzying array of services available that help to decrease costs while increasing productivity.This does beg…
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Changing or Selling Firms and Ethics – Sharing Client Names and ABA Model Rule Changes
There are many complicated ethical concerns when an attorney seeks to make a lateral move or to sell her firm. One of the foremost issues involves client confidentiality, e.g. when should the moving/selling attorney share information with the new firm/buying attorney so as to enable…