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24 May 2008, 1:47 pm
When I was chair person of the State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Professionalism, our committee addressed this issue, improper advertising by lawyers and lawyer competency, but believed, correctly, that our present Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct, various statutes-, the State Bar of Michigan-and an active Court System--adequately deals with these concerns. [read post]
17 May 2018, 1:55 pm
The STAND Act passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 1, 2018 with a vote of 5-1, and is now headed to a full vote in the Senate. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 11:10 am
In this opinion, the Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct of the State Bar of California opined that most law blogs did not constitute content subject to attorney advertising rules, with a few caveats. [read post]
19 Dec 2023, 11:21 pm
”During a July meeting in Sarasota, Tampa lawyer Larry Miccolis told the Rules Committee that the RPPTL’s Ethics and Professionalism Committee formed a subcommittee last year to study the issue. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 6:44 pm
., of Brecher, Wyner, Simons, Fox & Bolan, and covering recent changes to the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.5, respecting Fees. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 6:47 am
” Thus, the bar committee found that the Rules of Professional Conduct are violated only if “there is no substantial purpose in calling a witness other than embarrassment, burden, or delay. [read post]
13 Jul 2013, 10:00 pm
The Paralegal Standing Committee, created in s. 25.1 of the Act, is also responsible for creating the by-laws for paralegal regulation. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 4:00 am
The long-standing role of the law societies principally involved licensing lawyers and setting rules of professional conduct for and disciplining lawyers. [read post]
25 Jul 2022, 9:01 pm
Seventy percent of these new or “stand-alone” actions involved at least one individual defendant or respondent.[1] In addition, the SEC’s whistleblower program had a record-breaking year, with the SEC awarding a total of $564 million to 108 whistleblowers, compared to 39 whistleblowers in fiscal year 2020,[2]and surpassing $1 billion in awards over the life of the program.[3] Since my appointment approximately one year ago, I have been amazed by the talent and unique… [read post]
1 Oct 2009, 9:46 pm
As an advocate for clients, family lawyers are often accused of standing on toes, or at times of making unnecessarily provocative statements in letters or court submissions. [read post]
15 Feb 2015, 8:30 am
Here is where we are to-date: July 1, 2013 – SJC’s Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct publishes proposed revisions. [read post]
23 Aug 2015, 8:08 am
The lack of verbiage did not, however, stop the Standing Committee from finding a direct nexus between technology and a lawyer’s ethical duty of competence: “Legal rules and procedures, when placed alongside ever-changing technology, produce professional challenges that attorneys must meet to remain competent. [read post]
7 Dec 2017, 3:30 am
Thank you for standing watch. [read post]
26 May 2010, 2:38 pm
The Gottfried-Duane Bill has been favorably reported by the State Assembly’s Higher Education Committee in 2009 and is currently being reviewed by the Senate’s Health Committee. [read post]
30 Aug 2010, 7:41 am
" In responding to several queries from five bishops, two lawyers serving as the chairpersons of, respectively, the Executive Council's Standing Committee on Administration and Finance, and its Standing Committee on National Concerns, wrote in November 2007 as follows:We have no knowledge of the amounts that a [read post]
10 Jul 2019, 7:51 am
Maine is the second state to adopt Rule 8.4(g) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, according to Bloomberg Law. [read post]
5 Jan 2009, 9:21 pm
Panetta for his managerial skills, his bipartisan standing, and the foreign policy and budget experience....Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is now the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and will conduct any confirmation hearing, is openly expressing disapproval, both because Panetta is not an intelligence professional and because she was not consulted. [read post]
18 Jun 2014, 1:06 pm
And after the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Opinion 464 in August of 2013, additional debate about nonlawyer ownership emerged (See this article from the ABA Journal). [read post]
6 Jul 2022, 2:21 pm
For instance, in its 2018 Formal Opinion 480, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility found that lawyers who blogged or otherwise engaged in public commentary may not reveal information relating to the representation of a client. [read post]
26 Apr 2015, 1:35 pm
" So far, only a few State Bar Associations have issues formal ethics opinions on the questions however, they include (in reverse chronological order): • Connecticut Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee Informal Opinion 2013-07 • Ohio State Bar Association Informal Advisory Opinion 2013-03 • Virginia State Bar Legal Ethics Opinion 1872 • The Florida Bar Opinion 12-03 • Maine Board of Bar Overseers Professional Ethics Commission… [read post]
