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Lawyers may market services on ‘discount’ websites (access required)

Published: January 31, 2012

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Lawyers may market legal services on “deal of the day” or “group coupon” websites without violating the rules of professional conduct, a New York ethics panel has concluded.

Lawyer disbarred for false statements in bankruptcy (access required)

Published: January 24, 2012

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A lawyer could be disbarred for making false statements in the bankruptcy case of a client who wanted to hide her husband’s income, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled.

Law firm liable for unpaid court reporting fees (access required)

Published: January 24, 2012

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A law firm rather than its client is liable for unpaid court reporting fees, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a $6,000 judgment.

Lawyer can’t exploit students’ Westlaw/Lexis privileges (access required)

Published: January 9, 2012

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A lawyer violates professional rules of conduct by asking a law student to perform legal research with free Lexis and Westlaw passwords provided for educational purposes, a Utah State Bar ethics committee has concluded.

2011 wrap-up: Tech and practice management tips (access required)

Published: January 3, 2012

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In 2011, Lawyers USA covered a range of technology, marketing and law firm management topics for small and solo law firms.

Here’s a look at some of our top stories on managing your technology and marketing your firm.

Top news in legal ethics in review (access required)

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: December 27, 2011

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News in legal ethics in 2011 ran the gamut from high-tech – can I friend the employee of an opposing party? – to more traditional challenges, like attorney advertising and judicial recusal.

The many faces of law firm financial impropriety (access required)

By: Ed Poll
Published: December 16, 2011

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Financial fraud should, in theory, never be a concern for a law firm, where ethical considerations must predominate.

Ore. issues ethics opinions on metadata, cloud computing (access required)

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: December 15, 2011

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In a pair of opinions, the Oregon State Bar recently addressed two thorny issues for attorneys: metadata and cloud computing.

Attorney ghostwriting could gain acceptance after ruling (access required)

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: December 7, 2011

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Attorneys who practice before the 2nd Circuit now have the option to draft pleadings and motions for pro se clients without disclosing their involvement – a process known as “ghostwriting” – after the court’s recent ruling that such actions do not constitute misconduct warranting sanctions.

Lawmakers urge probe of Thomas’ nondisclosures (access required)

Published: October 13, 2011

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WASHINGTON – In a letter to the U.S. Judicial Conference, 19 House lawmakers called for an investigation into whether U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas violated federal ethics laws by omitting information from annual financial disclosure forms.

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