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According to Point of Law, "The ethics counsel to the New York state senate told senators to hand-deliver ethics filings, rather than mailing them, to avoid coverage under the federal mail fraud statute." (Hmm, what's the 1.2(d) analysis on that?) Posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:55 am by John Steele

Outline here. Commission website here. Get your comments in by December 31, 2009. The three top-level issues in the preliminary list are: Issues that arise because US lawyers are regulated by [US] states but work increasingly across state and international borders. Issues that arise in light of current and future advances in technology that enhance virtual cross-border access. Particular ethical issues raised by changing technology. Posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:50 am by John Steele

The court's order is here. But, according to this story, no apology may be forthcoming. Posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:09 am by John Steele

[www.tuliatexasfilm.com] On July 23, 1999, undercover narcotics officer Thomas Coleman executed one of the biggest drug stings in Texas history. By the end of the blazing summer day, Coleman and his drug task force had rounded up and arrested dozens of residents of the small farming town of Tulia. Thirty-nine of the 46 people accused of selling drugs to Coleman were African American. It was a bold move by the later-named Texas Lawman of the Year. But it was exactly what many of Tulia's white... Posted on July 9, 2009 at 09:37 am by Robert Bennett

[bennettlawfirm.wordpress.com] The ten worst prosecuting attorneys in the United States for the year 2008 are finally here! After several nominations and recommendations from interested readers around the country, combined with ample amounts of time used to examine each prosecutor, the list has finally been narrowed down to the ten most deserving nominees. This year's list includes several new nominees along with a few old ones. Added to this list are two prosecutors not quite worthy of the top... Posted on May 27, 2009 at 09:32 am by Robert Bennett

Attorney 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 Conference Don't Voti for Foti - Campaign Ad Monica Goodling - Under Alberto Gonzales Alberto Gonzales 60 Minutes Don Siegleman - Karl Rove, Alice Martin, Luera Canary and Bill Canary, Rob Riley (son of Bob Riley) and Jill Simpson ( 3 videos) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Posted on December 17, 2008 at 04:30 pm by Robert Bennett

The DC Bar issued ethics opinion 341 concerning the review and use of metadata. "A receiving lawyer is prohibited from reviewing metadata sent by an adversary only where he has actual knowledge that the metadata was inadvertently sent. In such instances, the receiving lawyer should not review the metadata before consulting with the sending lawyer to determine whether the metadata includes work product of the sending lawyer or confidences or secrets of the sending lawyer's client." Posted on September 10, 2007 at 06:38 pm by Peterk

I don't think this is on-line, but in an August 8 opinoin (07-02), the Iowa State Bar Association Committee on Ethics and Practice Guidelines addressed an interesting prospective client problem: the lawyer has a personal contact with a prospective client, gains confidences, but while in the process of deciding whether to take the case, he receives an unsolicited e-mail from the party that the prospective client needs to sue. The e-mail discloses confidences, too. The opinion concluded that... Posted on August 31, 2007 at 08:19 am by DHricik

"Neither this nor any other circuit has spoken to the constitutionality of computer surveillance techniques that reveal the to/from addresses of e-mail messages, the IP addresses of websites visited and the total amount of data transmitted to or from an account." U.S. v. Forrester, __ F.3d __ (9th Cir. July 6, 2007). The court held the information was not protected. Posted on July 9, 2007 at 09:59 am by DHricik

The New Jersey Supreme Court's Committee on Attorney Advertising has issued the latest in a string of ethics opinions imposing limitations on the use of the Internet for client development. Opinion 36, issued January 2, 2006, states that lawyers who pays a flat fee for an online listing and receives an exclusive listing for a county for a particular field of practice "must ensure that the listing or advertisement contains a prominently and unmistakably displayed disclaimer, in a presentation at... Posted on January 31, 2006 at 09:12 pm

The Colorado Supreme Court has rules that the Colorado Consumer Protection Act applies to lawyers and held that a law firm client who believes he was strong-armed into a low-ball settlement can sue under the law and seek triple damages from his lawyer. According to an AP article, the lawyer believes the suit is frivolous. States have come down on different sides of the fence on the applicability of consumer protection acts against lawyers. Some courts conclude that if the law does not... Posted on January 30, 2006 at 09:42 pm

According to an article in the Guardian, a UK group called Nationwide Accident Services, which specializes in personal injury actions, has developed a word-search puzzle for children. The game involves circling words in a box of jumbled letters. The puzzles have been placed in hospitals and doctors' offices so that kids have something to do while waiting for their appointments. Here's the good part - The words include phrases such as "claim today," "compensation" and "no win, no fee." What's... Posted on January 30, 2006 at 08:41 pm

So you're a lawyer less than 5 years out, you have no "book of business," and there is no option for you other than to get another job at another firm. You were a great student, have a bright future as a lawyer, and this on your resume: "Associate, Rothstein, Rosenfelt & Adler, P.A. 2006-2009" Law firms, not all law firms, are publicly stating their concern about hiring lawyers from this now dissolved firm. You did nothing wrong, you never knew what was going on, and everyone knows that.... Posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:00 am

Although I will fight for the rights of my clients who are charged with advertising violations, I am not a fan of lawyer advertising. I'm not talking about the listing in the directory or the ad in the charity dinner program or business journal. I'm talking about the cheesy inaccurate puffing that goes on in the yellow pages, on billboards, and on TV. I have said, and strongly believe, that The Florida Bar has gone over the top in advertising regulation. I think they've gone so far into... Posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:14 am

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