2009: A year of high-tech ethical pitfalls 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: January 8, 2010
Tags: attorney advertising, billing, blogs, ethics, instant messaging, legal marketing, legal research, legal websites, metadata, technology, text messages, virtual law practice
Ethics got high-tech in 2009. From texting clients to virtual law practice to posting questions on a listserv, lawyers struggled with the collision of professional responsibility and the ever-expanding world of technology.
Texting your clients: convenient, yes, but risky too
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 18, 2009
Tags: e-mail, ethics, instant messaging, legal malpractice, technology, text messaging
More clients are asking their lawyers to communicate in ever-faster ways, and many lawyers are accommodating them by using text messaging and instant messaging for client communications.
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