Sentences with phrase «ethics opinion stating»

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.

Regardless which ethics opinion your state uses as a guide, they all agree that you need to at least know what social media is.

Not exact matches

An opinion from the ethics and lobbying regulators at the Joint Commission on Public Ethics found Lee would not have to reimburse the state for rides on state aircraft as long as it is being used for state business.

The ethics panel in its advisory opinion returned with a previously used definition of who can use the state aircraft when on official business.

On ethics, Cuomo proposed requiring state lawmakers to seek an advisory opinion on any outside income and closing an election - law loophole that allows companies to skirt contribution maximums by forming an unlimited number of subsidiaries to channel donations.

He helped her write an opinion piece in June for City & State, an online publication, decrying the lack of state ethics reState, an online publication, decrying the lack of state ethics restate ethics reform.

The ethics officials informed Woodstock Times that, pursuant to an opinion from Robert Freeman, executive director of the state Committee on Open Government, the board would vote to conduct the hearing in an executive session that would be closed to the public, including the press.

An ethics opinion on public officers seeking outside employment states that public officers can not take gifts from contractors and lobbyists, and the definition of a gift is broad.

He also sought an opinion from the Commission on Public Integrity, which regulates compliance with state ethics laws.

North Carolina quickly put the kibosh on plans for advertising legal services on Groupon, stating in a proposed ethics opinion that the site's fee «is a percentage of the amount actually paid to the lawyer and appears to constitute revenue sharing with a nonlawyer.»

A scant 15 states have drafted formal ethics opinions on cloud computing.

Many state bar associations have issued ethics opinions about lawyers using or recommending litigation financing companies.

He said no, and that, if anything, the opinions have brought about further progress, in that they have been a catalyst for constructive conversations between Avvo and state ethics bodies.

Many states have also imposed rules requiring maintaining records for six years after representation ceases, or have published ethics opinions requiring retention and safekeeping.

(Edit: As some commenters have mentioned, 18 states now have ethics opinions on cloud computing.)

With the go - ahead from the ethics committee, the court will now request an opinion from the State Ethics Commission.

Of course, when it comes to social media, Jacobowitz offered advice that doesn't require review of state bar ethics opinions.

The full book contains additional updated information and state - by - state ethics opinions, including case studies from attorneys engaged in virtual law practice and elawyering as well as advice from practice management advisors, IT & security professionals, and marketing and business professionals among others.

The North Carolina State Bar recently published for comment a proposed legal ethics opinion approving lawyers» use of cloud computing and Software - as - a-Service.

The NYSBA Mobile Ethics App includes the state bar's catalog of more than 900 legal ethics opinions, dating back to 1964.

A State Bar of California ethics opinion recently extended that duty to include competence in e-discovery.

Some state bars, such as the North Carolina State Bar, have specifically published ethics opinions permitting virtual law practices and encouraging the practice of providing unbundled legal services onstate bars, such as the North Carolina State Bar, have specifically published ethics opinions permitting virtual law practices and encouraging the practice of providing unbundled legal services onState Bar, have specifically published ethics opinions permitting virtual law practices and encouraging the practice of providing unbundled legal services online.

«It reported on changes in the state rules governing lawyer advertising, marketing and solicitation, cases that interpreted the lawyer's First Amendment rights, ethics opinions that interpreted the rules and novelties in client development.»

To add to jimsung's detailed response, some U.S. state ethics panels have issued opinions regarding the usage of the title «doctor.»

In Virginia, a draft ethics opinion issued earlier this year concluded that a lawyer's participation in a Web site similar to Total Attorneys would violate that state's ethics rules.

Question: The former attorney general of my state is under an ethics investigation, and I have some opinions about the case.

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:

Notably, the Colorado ethics panel says that the states that have come out against review of metadata based their opinions «on incorrect factual premises regarding the nature of metadata.»

To date, Avvo Legal Services, which connects consumers to attorneys for a flat fee and takes a portion for advertising, has been knocked by at least five state ethics opinions saying that lawyers who engage with the platform are running afoul of rules regarding fee - sharing with nonlawyers and the unlicensed practice of law.

Wernz noted that the Third Restatement is a source cited in some states» ethics opinions as authoritative, so Rule 5.5 (c)(4)'s protection might be far - reaching in terms of avoiding unauthorized practice.

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

Did a state bar just issue an ethics opinion worth perusing?

With the caveats above about how all the states have their own rules and ethics opinions, here is a sample starting point for drafting your own document retention and destruction policy.

Today, the cloud is generally accepted in the legal industry: 20 U.S. states have issued ethics opinions that permit cloud computing.

An early ethics opinion on this subject, State Bar of Arizona, Opinion No. 05 - 04, «Formal Opinion of the Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct» (July 2005), provides a well - reasoned explanation of these duties for electronic files and communicopinion on this subject, State Bar of Arizona, Opinion No. 05 - 04, «Formal Opinion of the Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct» (July 2005), provides a well - reasoned explanation of these duties for electronic files and communicOpinion No. 05 - 04, «Formal Opinion of the Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct» (July 2005), provides a well - reasoned explanation of these duties for electronic files and communicOpinion of the Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct» (July 2005), provides a well - reasoned explanation of these duties for electronic files and communications.

A number of state ethics opinions have addressed professional responsibility issues related to attorneys» use of various technologies.

The practice of issuing ethics opinions has been subject to some criticism in the United States.

I recently wrote about a new Washington State Bar ethics opinion at the Daily Record.

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

Recently, a State Bar of California ethics opinion extended that duty of technology competence to e-discovery.

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.

If you are going to take an anti-Avvo or LegalZoom approach in the ethics opinions in your state, then you also need to show the data that somehow non-lawyer owned legal service providers are harming the public.

As the ethics opinion clearly states: «Certification is specific to individual lawyers; a law firm can not be certified, and can not claim specialization or expertise in an area of practice.»

The final chapters of the book look at the various opinions on the ethics of cloud storage from a number of state bar associations, and a review of the security and back - up measures Google has put in place.

A native Miamian now in his 22nd year of practice, Brian's clients are either lawyers trying to remain lawyers, law students trying to become lawyers, law firms seeking ethics opinions and compliance with various rules, regulations and statutes, or individuals and corporations facing state or federal criminal charges.

Since 2000, Micah has presented the Pennsylvania Bar Association's annual marketing ethics program (as part of its three times per year «Ethics Potpourri» programming in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh), changing the focus each year to address ethics topics that have included an analysis of U.S. Supreme Court cases, advertising ethics opinions across the country, lawyer rankings and ratings, use of social media, blogs, traditional marketing approaches and missteps, internet marketing, solicitation, multi-jurisdictional practices, and state - by - state advertising requirements as they relate to everything from pre-approvals, language limitations, disciplinary actions, and the myriad of ways a law firm can (often unknowingly) violate the Rules of Professional Conduct.

www.illinoisbar.org For ISBA Members Only - Searchable database of ethics advisory opinions issued by the Illinois State Bar Association (1984 — present)

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.

The NC State Bar opinion is one of the first ethics opinions in North America to explicitly deal with the ethical issues relating to cloud computing.

The North Carolina State Bar published the revised version of its proposed ethics opinion on the use of SaaS in law practice management on April 21st, entitled, «Formal Ethics Opinion 6: Subscribing to Software as a Service While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property&opinion on the use of SaaS in law practice management on April 21st, entitled, «Formal Ethics Opinion 6: Subscribing to Software as a Service While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property&Opinion 6: Subscribing to Software as a Service While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property».