3 St. Mary’s Journal of Legal Malpractice & Ethics 204, 225, 228-29 (2013) The full text is available at: http://www.stmaryslawjournal…
Ethics Committee Topic: Virtual Law Office, cloud computing From the Opinion: “This opinion is an examination of the ethical issues involved in a lawyer or firm’s use of a virtual law office, including cloud computing, and/or executive office suites. These issues include marketing, supervision of lawyers and nonlawyers in the firm, and competence and confidentiality when […]
Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion No. 2013-189 Approved by Board of Governors, February 2013 Topic: Lawyers’ Use of Social Networks Oregon lawyers may access publicly available information on social networking sites, can request access to non-public information if the person is not represented by counsel in the matter, and may in very limited circumstances advise or supervise […]
New Hampshire Bar Association’s Ethics Committee (submitted for publication by the NHBA Board of Governors at its February 21, 2013 meeting) Topic: The Use of Cloud Computing in the Practice of Law Summary of the Committee: “The internet has changed the practice of law in many ways, including how data is stored and accessed. ‘Cloud […]
South Carolina Lawyer 8 (January 2013) Originally published as Ethics Watch: The Year in Review (2012), South Carolina Lawyer 8 (January 2013) Author reviews the most important developments in technology and ethics around the country in 2012: (i) Advertising – legal information websites; (ii) Advertising – misrepresentation on websites; (iii) Attorney-client relationship – formation and obligations […]
Amendments to Rule 1.1, 5.3 and 5.5 of ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct – August 2012 (Amendments italicized) Rule 1.1, Comments 6 and 7 Retaining or Contracting With Other Lawyers [6] Before a lawyer retains or contracts with other lawyers outside the lawyer’s own firm to provide or assist in the provision of legal […]
ISBA Professional Conduct Advisory Opinion No. 12-16 Topic: Confidentiality; Conflicts of Interest Digest of the ISBA: “Formal mentoring programs create an opportunity for a new or recently licensed lawyer to receive professional guidance and practical knowledge from a more experienced lawyer. However, both the new lawyer and the mentor must take care to protect client confidentiality and the […]
Topic: Lawyer Friending Opposing Party From the Opinion: “Attorney’s request to be invited as a friend of Plaintiff’s Facebook/MySpace account would be a “communication” for purposes of Rule 4-4.2. Attorney may not send such a communication directly to plaintiff, in light of that rule”. Relevant Law: Missouri Rule of Professional Conduct 4-4.2 The full text is […]
Professional Ethics Committee Topic: Hiring Private Investigator to “Friend” Opposing Party on Social Networking Sites From the Opinion: “In conclusion, in the Committee’s opinion, under the facts presented, a lawyer may not hire an investigator to “friend” an adverse party in litigation. to develop evidence to be used against that party”. Relevant Law: Connecticut Rule of […]
Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics Topic: Lawyers Obtaining Information from Social Networking Websites The full text is available at: http://www.nycbar…