ADA fees could be cut based on lawyer’s inexperience 
Published: May 13, 2013
Tags: ADA, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, attorney fees
Attorney fees awarded to a disability discrimination plaintiff could be reduced because of the inexperience of her lawyer at the inception of the lawsuit, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled in reinstating a 20 percent fee cut.
Benchmarks: Ohio ruling on text solicitations draws mixed reviews
Published: May 7, 2013
Tags: lawyer advertising, text messaging
Last month, Ohio became the first state to give the green light to lawyers sending text messages to solicit prospective clients.
But at least one expert says it makes no sense to treat text message advertisements differently from a lawyer making a direct phone call solicitation, which is universally deemed a violation of professional rules of conduct.
The quality of your clients = the quality of your practice
By:
Michael Hammond
Published: May 6, 2013
Tags: client development, legal marketing, marketing
If you, like many of your colleagues, have stocked your practice with clients that aren’t a good fit, you’ll spend much of your career feeling frustrated, unappreciated and resentful. What’s more, you’ll never realize your income potential or find real satisfaction in your chosen career. Our research with many lawyers over many years shows that if you applied the Pareto Principle, also known as the “80/20 rule,” to your client base, you would probably find that 80 percent of your income comes from 20 to 40 percent of your clients. The Pareto Principle applies again because this small, quiet 20 percent that can generate up to 80 percent of your revenue only takes up about 20 to 40 percent of your time as well.
Law firm could be sued outside home state
Published: May 1, 2013
Tags: legal malpractice, long-arm jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction
A Connecticut law firm could be sued in Arizona state court based on its alleged negligence in analyzing the legality of a tax shelter considered by an Arizona client, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Hot topics in electronic discovery
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: May 1, 2013
Tags: defensive deletion, e-discovery, electronic discovery, predictive coding, technology
Ever-evolving and constantly growing, electronic discovery presents a variety of challenges for litigators.
Benchmarks: Connecticut law firm could be sued in Arizona
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 30, 2013
Tags: legal malpractice, long-arm jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction
A Connecticut law firm subjected itself to being sued in Arizona courts when it accepted a $50,000 fee for issuing an opinion letter supporting a tax shelter being considered by an Arizona resident.
Attorney can’t keep passport to guarantee fee payment
Published: April 26, 2013
Tags: attorney lien, passport, Rules of Professional Conduct
An attorney could not retain a person’s passport in order to ensure that he was paid the remainder of his fee, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled.
Benchmarks: Lawyer can’t keep passport to ensure payment
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 23, 2013
Tags: attorney discipline, attorney lien, passport, Rules of Professional Conduct
The Colorado Supreme Court decided yesterday that an attorney could not hold onto a person’s U.S. passport in order to ensure that he was paid the remainder of his fees.
Suspended attorney satisfied standard for rehabilitation
Published: April 22, 2013
Tags: attorney discipline, rehabilitation, reinstatement, suspension
An attorney suspended for misconduct related to a client’s estate made a sufficient showing of his rehabilitation for reinstatement to the practice of law, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled.
Ohio attorneys given OK to text potential clients
Published: April 19, 2013
Tags: client solicitation, Rules of Professional Conduct
Attorneys may use text messages to solicit employment from prospective clients, an Ohio disciplinary board has concluded in an advisory opinion.
