April 2022 LEMR Lead Article This article is featured in Volume 3, Number 4 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. On April 13, 2022, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released Formal Opinion 501, which provides guidance on compliance with Rule 7.3 and its interaction with Rules 8.4 and […]
April 2022 LEMR Article This article is featured in Volume 3, Number 4 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. On The Supreme Court of Ohio issued an opinion on February 12, 2020, in a disciplinary case in which a lawyer, Natalie J. Bahan, was accused of violating the prohibition against direct solicitation under Ohio […]
Contents FEATURE ARTICLE: ABA Formal Opinion 501: Supervising Solicitation NEW AUTHORITY: An Ohio Case on Rule 7.3(a) ETHICS & MALPRACTICE RESEARCH TIP: New Articles Drawn from the Current Index of Legal Periodicals BLAST FROM THE PAST: Clarence Darrow’s Cynical Appraisal of Justice EDITED BY: Professor Mike Hoeflich PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC View […]
March 2022 LEMR Article This article is featured in Volume 3, Number 3 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. On March 14, 2022, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission issued Opinion 1-22. The question posed and answered in the Opinion is: “Can a lawyer’s pretrial publicity or extra-judicial comments on social media platforms about […]
March 2022 LEMR Lead Article This article is featured in Volume 3, Number 3 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. During the past month, much of the world has viewed the Russian invasion and subsequent conflict in Ukraine with a mixture of horror and outrage. Russia’s actions, although condemned by most of the world’s […]
Contents FEATURE ARTICLE: Representing Sanctioned Clients NEW AUTHORITY: Ethics and Social Media ETHICS & MALPRACTICE RESEARCH TIP: New Articles Drawn from the Current Index of Legal Periodicals BLAST FROM THE PAST: The First Oaths of Admission in Kansas EDITED BY: Professor Mike Hoeflich PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC FEATURE ARTICLE Representing Sanctioned Clients […]