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Recent Pennsylvania Bar Ethics Opinion says storing client information electronically in the ‘cloud’ is permissible with appropriate safeguards
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent (and lengthy) Pennsylvania Bar Association Ethics Opinion which opines that storing confidential client information and documents electronically in the ‘cloud’ is permissible if the lawyer implements appropriate safeguards. The Ethics Opinion is attached. The Pennsylvania Ethics Opinion states that “(a)n Read More
Read MoreCalifornia U.S. District Court disqualifies lawyers for failure to notify of receipt of inadvertently sent strategy e-mail
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent California U.S. District Court order/opinion disqualifying a party’s lawyers for failing to notify opposing counsel of receipt of an inadvertently sent strategy e-mail. The case is Terraphase Engineering Inc., William Carson , Jeff Raines , Peter Zawislanski and Andrew Romolo v. Arcadis, U.S., Read More
Read MoreVirginia Bar Panel Admonishes Lawyer for Naming Clients in Blog and Failing to Include Advertising Disclaimer
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert and blog which is an update of my October 20, 2011 Ethics Alert and discusses the recent admonishment of a Virginia lawyer for discussing criminal proceedings and including client names in his blog and failing to include an advertising disclaimer. The lawyer’s practice includes criminal defense Read More
Read MoreFlorida Appeals Court finds that gift to lawyer which violates Bar Rule 4-1.8(c) is not per se void but is voidable with a presumption of undue influence
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent 4th DCA Opinion which confirmed that substantial gifts to a lawyer in a testamentary instrument which violates Bar Rule 4-1.8(c) are not void per se; however, such gift create a rebuttable presumption of undue influence. The case is Agee v. Brown, Read More
Read MoreLouisiana Disciplinary Board Recommends Deferred 60 day Suspension for Lawyer who Failed to Supervise Lawyer and Office Staff
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent report of the Louisiana Disciplinary Board which recommended that a Louisiana lawyer who failed to properly supervise a lawyer in his office receive a deferred sixty (60) day suspension, attend Ethics School and/or CLE “geared toward solo practitioners, and pay Read More
Read MoreRhode Island Lawyer required to perform pro bono services for blaming billing mistake on “staff error” even though he had no staff
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent disciplinary Order/Opinion of the Rhode Island Supreme Court opinion requiring a Rhode Island lawyer to perform 20 hours of pro bono legal work in family court guardianship matters to resolve a disciplinary case. The case citation is: In the Matter of Read More
Read MoreBan For-Profit Lawyer Referral Services Florida CFO Jeff Atwater tells Florida Bar
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent letter sent by Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jeff Atwater to current Florida Bar President Scott Hawkins in which he called for a complete ban on for-profit lawyer referral services (such as 1-800-ASK-GARY and 411-PAIN). The Florida Bar has also Read More
Read MoreDivided Florida Supreme Court approves referee’s recommendation and reinstates lawyer who intentionally failed to file federal tax returns
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court per curiam Order which, by a 4-3 vote, reinstated a lawyer to practice who apparently willfully failed to file income tax returns for the years 2007 and 2008 until early 2010 and failed to timely file the Read More
Read MoreNevada Supreme Court says lawyer should not be disqualified for using confidential information from anonymous source
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert. This Ethics Alert will discuss the recent Nevada Supreme Court case which held that a lawyer who received and used confidential/privileged information from an anonymous source in litigation should not be disqualified because he promptly notified opposing counsel of the anonymous disclosure and did not review Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court reverses Referee, finds lawyer guilty of dishonesty, and increases discipline from 10 day to 91 day suspension
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert. This Ethics Alert will discuss the very recent Florida Supreme Court opinion which reversed a referee’s recommendation that a lawyer be found not guilty of dishonesty and increased the sanction from a 10 day suspension to a 91 day suspension. The case is The Florida Bar Read More
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