Sentences with phrase «aba ethics opinion»

This portion of the training will conclude with a brief talk about (a) some of the ethics opinions from the ABA and various states about Collaborative Practice, (b) some of the proposals for creating new ethics rules applicable to Collaborative Practice; and (c) whether in light of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act and the ABA ethics opinion approving the use of CP perhaps no new rules are needed.

The primary ABA ethics opinion in this area, Formal Op. 08 - 451, and two earlier opinions (Formal Ops.

But this new ABA ethics opinion makes clear that lawyers can never be complacent about security and technology.

If you try to publish an ABA ethics opinion on your blog without first seeking permission, you can apparently expect a copyright takedown notice.

A new ABA ethics opinion looks at how lawyers can advise their clients to speak directly to the opposing party in order to keep negotiations moving.

Appendices include key ABA ethics opinions on freelance lawyering and a state - by - state summary of state ethics opinions.

Not exact matches

For example, the ABA Journal discusses the recent work of Suffolk University law professor Andrew Perlman, who references sociological studies on group behavior to explain lawyers» tendency to discard their independent judgment and conform to group opinion when confronted with ambiguous questions, such as those involving ethics.

A few years ago, the ABA issued a formal ethics opinion stating that if there is a significant risk that a third party might gain access to the email, attorneys have to warn clients about that risk.

The ABA issued an ethics opinion saying that if there was a significant risk a third party might gain access to your client's email communications, you have a duty to warn your client about that risk.

At the same time, I find it ironic that while the ABA opposes mandatory retirement programs, it has also issued an ethics opinion holding that law firms can ethically make retirement benefits contingent on a lawyer's agreement to sign a non-compete clause (as a general rule, law firms can not bind lawyers to non-compete agreements because to do so would violate the client's unfettered right to a lawyer of his or her choosing).

«With little fanfare, the ABA has withdrawn a controversial 1992 ethics opinion requiring a lawyer who inadvertently receives privileged material from an opponent to refrain from reading the material, notify the sender of the error, and abide by the sender's instructions.

As many of you are already aware, the ABA's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released an ethics opinion on legal outsourcing this week.

Unfortunately, with the ABA having withdrawn a controversial 1992 ethics opinion addressing the question, the answer is anyone's guess, says Michael Yablonski in an article, New Rule, New Ballgame?

As usual, it is always a good idea to review your state bar rules, but the ABA opinion outlines the basic ethics considerations you should be aware of when hiring virtual workers or outsourced serviced provider:

I have been on an ABA ethics committee and a state bar ethics committee, and I have helped write the ethics rules and opinions.

He finds support in ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 94 - 389, which he calls «the most comprehensive treatment that I have found on when contingency fees are appropriate and how agreements should be presented and entered into by lawyers to avoid ethics violations, while fulfilling fiducial duties.»

In addition to Kentucky ethics opinions, the site searches the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, The American Legal Ethics Library at Cornell University, LegalEthics.com, Freivogel on Conflicts and the legal ethics site Hricik.com.

Client portal use for communication and collaboration is on the rise as well (which isn't surprising in light of the ABA's recent ethics opinion that encourages lawyers to avoid unsecure email when sending certain types of confidential client information and suggests lawyers consider using encrypted methods of communication, including secure, web - based client portals).

In addition to the recent ABA Ethics Opinion taking a generally pro-social-media tone, two new judicial ethics advisory opinions have been issued for federal and state judges.

http://ambar.org/CPREthicsearch A research service, staffed by the ABA Legal Ethics Department, providing citations to applicable ABA ethics rules, ethics opinions and other relevant research materials in answer to questions concerning legal ethics.

www.abanet.org/cpr Provides resources in legal ethics including the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and headnote summaries of recent formal ethics opinions issued by the ABA.

The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 proposal and the NC State Bar proposed ethics opinion both represent important steps forward in clarifying the ethics of cloud computing, and it's encouraging to see both organizations take forward - looking positions on the use of technology in law firms.

There is also a summary listing of the ethics opinions in this issue from the ABA and other states and entities.

The ABA's ethics opinion is instructive, as well as the Texas ethics legal opinion referred to by Mr. Calloway at the end of his post.

The ABA's recent ethics opinion is different, in that it requires lawyers to look beyond the type of data being sent and to also consider the client's situation when transmitting electronic data.