According to Bob Ambrogi, 31 states have now adopted the ethical duty of technology competence. Yet ironically, many of the same states that have adopted the duty of technology competence are home to bar associations that aren’t setting a very good example for members. Here’s what I mean.
In a digital world, legal ethics are no longer the center of the universe.
Today, lawyers who advertise or engage in business online are subject to four distinct pillars of governance.
First, there’s the law of the online world. That includes the Federal Trade Commission Act enforced by the FTC to prevent deceptive trade practices
Author: Thomson Reuters
“Clients expect 100% perfection from their lawyers and expect everything to be done yesterday.”1
With the complexity of today’s legal needs, today’s small law firm attorney needs to be a jack-of-all-trades. With constant access to ever-evolving technology, expectations to deliver fast and accurately are at an all-time high. While all firms navigate
March brings another round of Mom-Owned Law Firm Profiles where we celebrate mom lawyers who have chosen to own, not loan their talent. Today, we feature Rachael Ardanuy, owner of RZA Legal in Denver, Colorado. Ardanuy’s firm was in operation for 2.5 years focused exclusively on contract work, but last month, the firm now serves
March brings another round of Mom-Owned Law Firm Profiles where we celebrate mom lawyers who have chosen to own, not loan their talent. Today, we feature Nicole Avila, owner of Avila Law PLLC in Weston, Florida. Avila launched her firm almost two years ago after returning to her former firm following her maternity leave and
What a difference a decade makes.
Ten years ago, I had the honor of speaking at ABA Tech Show for the first time. Back then, cloud-based tools like Basecamp, Google Docs, Zoho and wikis were just coming on my radar as a means to connect with and communicate with clients but law-specific practice management platforms
Carolyn Elefant, solo practitioner and founder of MyShingle.com, will lead a discussion with Joshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at Clio, and Daniel Gershburg, owner of Gershburg Law, on what lawyers need when starting a law firm. Topics will include:
The 2018 Winter Olympics figure skating competition didn’t go exactly the way eighteen year old Olympic figure skater Nathan Chen had hoped. Entering the competition as the only male figure skater in the world to complete five different types of quadruple jumps in a single performance, Chen stumbled through the team competition and short skate
If you want to see an example of how laws purported to protect clients do anything but, look no further than Platinum Rapid Funding Group v. HD Raleigh Inc, d/b/a/ Pure Med Spa, a recent decision out of a New York court in Nassau County. There, the court granted the plaintiff’s motion to disqualify
February brings more Mom-Owned Law Firm Profiles — where we celebrate mom lawyers who have chosen to own, not loan their talent. Today, we feature Kristen Stanley- Wallace, owner of Stanley-Wallace Law in Slidell, Louisiana. Stanley-Wallace is an example of a woman and mom with multiple career options, with work experience at the Louisiana State
