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 online.
Many states have also imposed rules requiring maintaining records for six years after representation ceases, or have
published ethics opinions requiring retention and safekeeping.
Not exact matches
In 2007, for example, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
published an
ethics - committee
opinion denying its members the right of conscience against abortion:
Faith McLellan, a medical writer who is editor - in - chief of Second
Opinion and who co-edited the recently released Ethical Issues in Biomedical Publication with Jones, informed the audience of the
ethics and pitfalls of
publishing in the electronic media.
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 Florida Bar Association has recently
published a professional
ethics opinion on the duty of lawyers to «sanitize», i.e. erase the memory of, storage media such as printers, copiers, scanners and fax machines.
If you try to
publish an ABA
ethics opinion on your blog without first seeking permission, you can apparently expect a copyright takedown notice.
In this column, I would like to propose one relatively simple thing that could be done in the short term, either alongside larger reform projects or in the absence of such projects: start
publishing law society
ethics opinions.
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».
Your firm will be in violation of this
ethics opinion if it is
published as written and your firm uses any of the following products:
As part of process of establish new
ethics opinions and rules,
ethics committees typically hold hearings or
publish proposed
opinions for comment, seeking input from practicing attorneys.