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Legal Ethics Forum
Legal Ethics Forum
By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..
http://www.legalethicsforum.com/blog/
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Jun 19
Regulatory appointee criticizes staff lawyers in speech "hypo" (aftermath of San Bruno pipeline explosion)
Regulatory appointee criticizes staff lawyers in speech "hypo" (aftermath of San Bruno pipeline explosion)We previously covered the interesting story of the dispute between staff attorneys at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the political appointee, Frank Lindh, who oversees the lawyers. Following the catastrophic pipeline… -
Jun 19
"Most Leading Law Firm Insurers See Rise in Malpractice Claims Frequency, Severity"
"Most Leading Law Firm Insurers See Rise in Malpractice Claims Frequency, Severity"Ames & Gough has another of their surveys out. Excerpt from press release: What’s driving the claims volume? “The key impetus is the recession of 2007 to 2009,” said Ms. Garczynski, although many of these claims are… -
Jun 19
"Justice Department Fought to Conceal NSA’s Role in Terror Case From Defense Lawyers"
"Justice Department Fought to Conceal NSA’s Role in Terror Case From Defense Lawyers"Story at Wired. Excerpt: "When a senior FBI official told Congress the role the NSA’s secret surveillance apparatus played in a San Diego terror financing case today, nobody was more surprised to hear it than the defense attorney who…
Rank this Week: 20
Legal Profession Blog
Legal Profession Blog
By Professors S. Alan Childress, Michael S. Frisch and Jeffrey M. Lipshaw.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/
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Jun 19
Self-Medicating Judge Reinstated With Censure
Self-Medicating Judge Reinstated With CensureThe Oklahoma Supreme Court has lifted a disability suspension and imposed a public censure of an attorney who entered a guilty plea to two drug-related misdemeanors and felony possession of methamphetamine. He was suspended in June 2012 after… -
Jun 19
Loan Modification Not Unauthorized Practice
Loan Modification Not Unauthorized PracticeThe South Carolina Supreme Court has held that modifying a loan without the participation of an attorney does not constitute the unauthorized practice of law. The case involved petitioners who had obtained loan modifications and failed to… -
Jun 19
The Bicycle Thief
The Bicycle ThiefA New York town court justice has resigned in the face of allegations that he publicly and physically confronted a fifteen-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle in [his] neighborhood, yelled profanities, took possession of and damaged the…
Rank this Week: 69
Law Firm Risk Management
Law Firm Risk Management
Discusses of compliance, conflicts, intake and other risk issues for law firm risk professionals.
http://www.lawfirmrisk.com/
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Jun 19
Canadian Bar Association on "The Future of Legal Services"
Canadian Bar Association on "The Future of Legal Services"With our Toronto Risk Roundtable taking place today, timing is right to highlight the Canadian Bar's latest update in its Legal Futures Initiative: " As part of our multi-phase project, we have conducted extensive research and analysis to… -
Jun 18
Beazley on Evolving Standard of Care for Firm Information Security
Beazley on Evolving Standard of Care for Firm Information SecurityBrant Weidner with specialist insurance business Beazley sent a link to their latest brief, which includes a featured article on the evolving standard of care for law firm information security: "The standard security model traditionally… -
Jun 11
Reminder: Toronto Risk Roundtable (June 19)
Reminder: Toronto Risk Roundtable (June 19)Just a reminder that our upcoming Canada Risk Roundtable is set Wednesday, June 19th at the offices of Goodmans LLP. At this session, Malcolm Mercer (General Counsel, McCarthy Tétrault) and Simon Chester (Partner,…
Rank this Week: 115
Civilian's Guide to Lawyers
Civilian's Guide to Lawyers
Covers legal fees, malpractice, ethics, lawyer selection, and current legal events. By John Toothman.
http://blog.civiliansguidetolawyers.com/
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Jun 18
Modern Management: Cutting edge of legal practice surprisingly dull
Modern Management: Cutting edge of legal practice surprisingly dullMost law firms restrict their public remarks to trumpeting their successes, real or imagined, and not to explaining their shortcomings or failures. Law firms still aren’t publicly traded on stock markets, so they do not normally… -
Jun 17
Strategic Withdrawal: What if your lawyer wants to cut and run?
Strategic Withdrawal: What if your lawyer wants to cut and run?Here’s an extreme example of how it’s the collateral impact of litigation that tends to dictate its course once the first few rounds of motions and discovery and other nonsense, coupled with lax judicial management, strip away… -
Jun 13
Unnatural Selection: Supreme Court rewards DNA manipulation
Unnatural Selection: Supreme Court rewards DNA manipulationIn a widely anticipated ruling on the patentability of pieces of human DNA, the US Supreme Court has demonstrated why it can be both hilarious and scary to entrust all manner of issues — including scientific, moral, and medical issues…
Rank this Week: 239
My Law License
My Law License
Covers the Florida bar admission and grievance process. By Brian Tannebaum.
http://mylawlicense.blogspot.com/
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Jun 14
California Lawyer Christopher J. McCann's "Guest Post."
California Lawyer Christopher J. McCann's "Guest Post."A few months ago, actually many months ago, actually shit, it was over a year ago (April, 2012) I received my 389085th request from some one-named marketer on behalf of a lawyer. That lawyer is Christopher J. McCann, who sounds like he's… -
Mar 18
A Tale Of Two Emails From Young Lawyers, And A Request
A Tale Of Two Emails From Young Lawyers, And A RequestToday I saw an email sent to a young lawyer I know. The email was requesting to meet with the lawyer to discuss a job (a job that wasn't available). Lawyers get these all the time. New graduates send cover letters with resumes saying they… -
Feb 2
Understanding The New Florida Bar Advertising Rules, If That's Possible
Understanding The New Florida Bar Advertising Rules, If That's PossibleThere's new advertising rules for Florida Lawyers. They're available in this 53 page opinion released by The Florida Supreme Court this week.Don't worry, you don't have to read 53 pages of a legal opinion, I'll help you with this.From…
Rank this Week: 596
The Ethical Lawyer
The Ethical Lawyer
Comments on on ethics and the law. By Franco P. Tarulli.
http://tarullilaw.com/ethicallawyer
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Jun 7
When no one is watching
When no one is watchingI’ve always had a great deal of respect for the medical profession. Unlike lawyers, accountants, Realtors, or even the clergy, the decisions they make affect life and limb. For doctors, ethical conduct isn’t just a means of maintaining… -
Jun 1
Ethics and Respect
Ethics and RespectThe literature on business ethics often treats the topic far more superficially than ethics literature from the professions. Still, this short article from the Harvard Business Review’s Management Tip of the Day blog lends credence to the… -
May 12
The Maximum Security Courthouse
The Maximum Security CourthouseOne of the best things about being licensed in multiple jurisdictions is the opportunity to observe emerging trends. The opportunity to see trends obviously applies to the development of case law and judicial attitudes.
Rank this Week: 721
On Lawyering
On Lawyering
Features news and commentary on the law and culture of lawyers. By Richard T. Cassidy.
http://onlawyering.com
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Jun 16
To Kill A Mockingbird and Fathers’ Day
To Kill A Mockingbird and Fathers’ DayRev. Sykes: “Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father’s passin’.” Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird -
Jun 12
Reflections on “The Central Park Five”
Reflections on “The Central Park Five”Watch Central Park Five Preview on PBS. See more from Central Park Five. “The Central Park Five” is a Ken Burns documentary film about the wrongful conviction of five teen-age boys — either Black or Latino — for the… -
May 6
The Tyrannical Beauty of Time Keeping — Selling Your Life in 6 Minute Increments — Part II
The Tyrannical Beauty of Time Keeping — Selling Your Life in 6 Minute Increments — Part IIIt seems like all I have to do is begin what I intend as a series of posts, and my practice gets so busy, that I can’t get back to it. More than a year that has passed since I published Part I of this series. It has been a…
Rank this Week: 951
Legal Ethics and Marketing
Legal Ethics and Marketing
Covers the rules and policies that govern client development for legal services - lawyer advertising, marketing, and sales. By Will Hornsby.
http://www.willhornsby.com/
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Jun 15
My mistake on Virginia's Rule on Confidentiality
My mistake on Virginia's Rule on ConfidentialityYesterday I posted about In re Hunter, a Virginia disciplinary matter that addressed ethics obligations regarding blog posts. A three-judge panel upheld Hunter’s right to blog about cases without his client’s consent. I wrote that there… -
Jun 14
Blogs and Client Confidentiality - a tale of two rule
Blogs and Client Confidentiality - a tale of two rule -
Apr 30
When is the cost of advertising reasonable?
When is the cost of advertising reasonable?A recent article in the ABA Journal discusses the use of what it calls "deal-of-the-day" coupons, in other words, the GroupOn model, as a method of client development. The article looks at aspects of three state ethics opinions that all come…
Rank this Week: 1068
Bad Prosecutors
Bad Prosecutors
Focuses on bad prosecutors and bad prosecutorial acts. By the Bennett Law Firm.
http://bennettlawfirm.typepad.com/badprosecutors/
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Jul 9
How to Go to Jail Without Even Trying
How to Go to Jail Without Even Tryinghttp://www.tuliatexasfilm.com/ -
May 27
TOP 10 WORST PROSECUTORS IN THE UNITED STATES - 2008
TOP 10 WORST PROSECUTORS IN THE UNITED STATES - 2008http://bennettlawfirm.wordpress.com/ -
Dec 17
Ten Worst Prosecutors in the United States - Video
Ten Worst Prosecutors in the United States - VideoAttorney General Mukasey Acting Without Principle Karl Rove: Jill Simpson Is Lyin Dana Jill Simpson Responds to Karl Rove Remove Rosenthal Harris County DA Allison Hoffman ‘On the Record’ Mary Lacy Press…
Rank this Week: 884
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Covers legal malpractice basics, cases and news. By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone.
http://blog.bluestonelawfirm.com/
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Jun 19
Is It Legal Malpractice to Withdraw As Attorney?
Is It Legal Malpractice to Withdraw As Attorney?Money disputes between clients and attorneys are a rich source of litigation. This is likely due to the low entry costs for attorneys to sue their clients, and the fact that clients are really relegated to the closed purse method of… -
Jun 18
Something Was Wrong, But It's Too Late
Something Was Wrong, But It's Too LateUninsured Motorist's Coverage is insurance that one buys for the instance in which the other driver is uninsured or underinsured. Before that coverage, which has already been paid for, is triggered, several things must take place. … -
Jun 17
Lessons From a Medical Malpractice Case
Lessons From a Medical Malpractice CaseTwo lessons for legal malpractice practitioners and, upon consideration, for all attorneys can be found in Wild v Catholic Health Says. 2013 NY Slip Op 04043 Decided on June 6, 2013 Court of Appeals. The…
Rank this Week: 1167
Nancy Rapoport's Blogspot
Nancy Rapoport's Blogspot
Covers governance in higher education and in law firms, bankruptcy ethics, popular culture and the law, Enron and other corporate fiascos, and professional responsibility generally. By Nancy Rapoport, a law professor at UNLV's Boyd School of Law.
http://nancyrapoport.blogspot.com/
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Jun 14
Best Practices for Working with Fee Examiner
Best Practices for Working with Fee ExaminerLois Lupica and I just published an article in the ABI Journal on how best to work with fee examiners in chapter 11 cases (here). Given the recent publication of the new USTP fee guidelines in larger cases, we think that our article is… -
Jun 13
Hey, thank you, Credit Slips!
Hey, thank you, Credit Slips!Lois and I had a blast guest-blogging (and Lois did all of the heavy lifting). -
Jun 10
Today's post on Credit Slips--the ABI National Ethics Task Force's Report on compensation via section 328
Today's post on Credit Slips--the ABI National Ethics Task Force's Report on compensation via section 328Here.
Rank this Week: 1450
Legalethics.com
Legalethics.com
Focuses on the ethical issues associated with the use of technology by legal professionals. By Professor David Hrcik and Peter Krakaur.
http://www.legalethics.com
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Apr 28
Cloud Services — DropSmack
Cloud Services — DropSmackAn interesting article describing the use of DropSmack to target networks via DropBox. In addition to broader considerations lawyers should consider before using cloud services, developments like this highlight the need for education… -
Apr 24
Lawyers may use .org suffix in domain name.
Lawyers may use .org suffix in domain name.For-profit Arizona law firms may use the .org domain name suffix as long as the website is otherwise not false or misleading. See Arizona Ethics Op. 11-04 (December 2011). -
Apr 24
California lawyers may operate virtual law practices in the cloud
California lawyers may operate virtual law practices in the cloudCalifornia lawyers may maintain a virtual law office in the cloud where communications with the client, and storage of and access to all information about the client’s matter, are conducted solely via the internet using a…
Rank this Week: 1786
Boston Legal Malpractice Lawyer…
Boston Legal Malpractice Lawyer Blog
Covers legal malpractice issues and cases. By the Law Offices of Keith L. Miller.
http://www.bostonlegalmalpracticelawyer.com/
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May 31
Aseel v. Jonathan E. Kroll & Assoc., PLLC, 2013 NY Slip Op 03806: New York Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Action
Aseel v. Jonathan E. Kroll & Assoc., PLLC, 2013 NY Slip Op 03806: New York Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Legal Malpractice ActionA New York appellate court has affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice action. In Aseel v. Jonathan E. Kroll & Assoc., PLLC, a client hired an attorney to represent him in his divorce proceedings. The client subsequently brought a… -
May 29
Wilson v. Gladstone, No. A-1774-11T1: New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Attorney in Legal Malpractice Case
Wilson v. Gladstone, No. A-1774-11T1: New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Attorney in Legal Malpractice CaseA New Jersey appellate court has affirmed summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Wilson v. Gladstone, a client landowner, who was part of a group of similarly affected property owners, hired his own… -
May 17
Haddy v. Caldwell, No. 08-12-00131-CV: Texas Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Attorney in Legal Malpractice Action
Haddy v. Caldwell, No. 08-12-00131-CV: Texas Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Attorney in Legal Malpractice ActionA Texas appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment for an attorney in a legal malpractice case. In Haddy v. Caldwell, a client retained an attorney to bring a medical malpractice suit against United States Army physicians, who treated…
Rank this Week: 3363
Buffalo Wings & Toasted…
Buffalo Wings & Toasted Ravioli
Law, social media, and social networking technologies, with excursions into politics, travel, food and drink. By Professor James G. Milles.
http://jimmilles.com
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May 31
Teaching Kinder, Gentler Legal Ethic
Teaching Kinder, Gentler Legal EthicTeaching Legal Ethics as a summer course for the first time seemed like a good opportunity to try some new techniques, or some old techniques I’ve never quite mastered before. This week I had four students do a role-playing exercise… -
Apr 28
SUNY Buffalo Law Offering 2-Year J.D. for Foreign Lawyer
SUNY Buffalo Law Offering 2-Year J.D. for Foreign LawyerFrom the New York Law Journal: Lawyers who hold law degrees from institutions outside the United States will be able to earn a J.D. in two years through an accelerated degree program at University at Buffalo Law School set to …… -
Apr 18
On law schools and institutional crisi
On law schools and institutional crisiBill Henderson has previously said that he expects big layoffs at law schools this fall – presumably thinking that there will be a huge overall revenue shortfall, but that schools won’t know, until opening day, just how bad their…
Rank this Week: 4587
Swartz Campbell Professional…
Swartz Campbell Professional Liability Blog
Updates on professional liability with a particular emphasis on malpractice avoidance and attorney ethics. By Swartz Campbell.
http://web8.4miles.com/swartz-prolia-blog/
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Nov 20
Texas Expands Statute of Limitations at Akin Gump’s Expense
Texas Expands Statute of Limitations at Akin Gump’s ExpenseLast year Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld won summary judgment in a legal malpractice action arising out of a failed real estate development. The real estate developer, Riverwalk Cy Hotel Partners, hired Akin Gump to represent it in the… -
Nov 16
Client Claims Lawyers Got Him Not Only $104 Million in Pocket, But Also 40 Months in Prison
Client Claims Lawyers Got Him Not Only $104 Million in Pocket, But Also 40 Months in PrisonIn September, Bradley Birkenfeld received the largest whistle-blower award ever paid by the IRS, $104 million. however, prior to receiving the award, Mr. Birkenfeld spent 31 months in prison for helping a California developer to evade… -
Nov 13
Judge Nocella
Judge NocellaIn a predictable move, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas Nocella. We had recently written about the disciplinary charges against him. -Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire
Rank this Week: 3597
Brian Leiter's Legal Philosophy…
Brian Leiter's Legal Philosophy Blog
Covers jurisprudence, legal realism, and legal theory. By Professor Brian R. Leiter and Prof. Daniel Filler
http://leiterlegalphilosophy.typepad.com/leiter/
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Apr 14
Green on Legal Realism and Naturalized Jurisprudence
Green on Legal Realism and Naturalized JurisprudenceVia Solum, I learn that my (part-time) colleague Les Green's (long-gestating) paper on "Law and the Causes of Judicial Decision" is finally on SSRN (it will appear in final form in Green's forthcoming collection of papers from OUP). I have… -
Mar 28
Jurisprudence II: Objectivity
Jurisprudence II: ObjectivityMy tentative Spring Quarter Syllabus (Download Jurisprudence II Syllabus 2009), for those who might be interested. -
Mar 12
Which journals publish the highest quality work in philosophy of law?
Which journals publish the highest quality work in philosophy of law?A new poll, which might provide some useful information for younger scholars figuring out where to submit their work.
Rank this Week: 2002