BrainCan - legal ethics

first amendment badass marc randazza under fire

Marc Randazza is an outspoken,tall-profile, and very polarizing First Amendment lawyer. If you know...

if you re going to harass the court on social...

You already know that social media use can be a confusing minefield for attorneys,and making the...

year end law practice checklist

The novel Year is a powerful time for refreshing of all kinds, including refreshing your office and...

luddite lawyers are ethical violations waiting to...

Technological incompetence used to be merely a competitive disadvantage. Now,it is a potential...

4 ways to secure your clients information

A lawyer shall compose reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure...

do not bcc your client when emailing opposing...

The original York State Bar Association recently released an ethics opinion that,at first, blush,...

judge smacked down for smacking a public defender

About 18 months ago,Brevard County, Florida, or Judge John C. Murphy decided it was a mighty plan to...

podcast 33: stephen dillard on judges using social...

Judge Dillard is one of a small group of judges who occupy an active presence on social media. In...

you will be reprimanded if you steal a giant shark...

You hear a lot approximately the most common reasons for attorney discipline: lawyers don’t...

you probably should not live tweet a trial you are...

whether you are a law firm partner,blogger, and tweeter of law-related things, or it probably...

the dos and don ts of researching judges and...

It makes sense to research potential jurors,and social media makes it easier than ever. But courts...

don t call your clients if they are in prison

Recently,people behind bars who needed to make phone calls got a piece of semi-friendly news: the...

california says you must understand e discovery in...

California’s proposed ethics opinion on attorney duties in e-discovery has been finalized. The...

shillelagh brandishing potty mouth loses law...

While Gmail’s new “Undo” feature can save you from an all-too-hasty click,it cannot save you...

state restrictions on advertising

Thanks to the myriad (a very large number) types of electronic communications and social media...

legal marketing now with sprinkles

It is tough out there for all of us. We need to preserve thinking of new ways to attract — and...

hercules ceases his labors

final Thursday,Judge Richard G. Kopf of the United States District Court, District of Nebraska, or...

the impact of white teeth on legal tech

After the U.S. Supreme Court decided that dental associations can’t regulate teeth whitening...

which one is the client?

A lawyer cannot follow a client's direction whether they do not know the identity of their...

lawyer videos that push the boundaries of dignity...

YouTube can be a tool to reach,engage, and attract potential clients. It is also a graveyard of...

who decides what in the attorney client...

The attorney-client relationship is one of varying degrees of collaboration,depending on how...

even smart attorneys fall for these dumb scams

At the cessation of the day, you need to be smart. Not every scammer follows the same Nigerian...

the lawyers guide to hacking threats

As quickly as we build new technology to sustain criminals out,hackers are working around the clock,...

sexism = sanctions

From the fact that women argue a miniscule amount of SCOTUS cases to the persistent pay gap to the...

california s chief ethics prosecutor resigns amid...

As previously discussed here on Lawyerist,the State Bar of California’s head prosecutor of...

now is the time to rethink upl regulations

It’s time for lawyers to rethink UPL. We are facing a drastically changed,and rapidly changing,...

deleting your website can come back to bite you in...

Record-keeping requirements for electronic communications span far beyond the retention of client...

litigation crowdfunding and lexshares access to...

Perhaps there is need and space for innovation in funding litigation, or perhaps giving parties a...

legal competence in the digital age

The rule of competence requires a lawyer to possess the “skill” reasonably necessary for...

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