June 2023 New Authority: Generative AI Mishaps Author: Dr. Michael H. Hoeflich This article is featured in Volume 4, Number 6 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. It sometimes seems that AI has taken over the practice of law. Certainly, numerous AI programs are being marketed to lawyers and law firms; equally certain, they are creating problems. […]
Feature Article: The Ethics of Using Nonlawyer Assistants in Law Practice Author: Dr. Michael H. Hoeflich This article is featured in Volume 4, Number 6 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the ethical rules governing lawyers’ and law firms’ use of nonlawyer assistants. On June 7, 2023, the […]
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release June 12, 2023 WICHITA, Kan. – Joseph, Hollander & Craft (JHC) welcomed Mackenzie Orchard to its Wichita family law group in June 2023. Mackenzie joins Wichita family law attorneys Julia Craft, Boyd McPherson, Taryn Folston, and Rylee Broyles. Before pursuing her law career, Mackenzie received a Bachelor of Arts in […]
Contents FEATURE ARTICLE: ABA Formal Opinion 505: Advanced Fee Arrangements NEW AUTHORITY: The Kansas Code of Judicial Conduct ETHICS & MALPRACTICE RESEARCH TIP: Articles from The Current Index of Legal Periodicals BLAST FROM THE PAST: Cotton Mather on the Aim of Wisdom in Law Practice (1710) EDITED BY: Professor Mike Hoeflich PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & […]
Feature Article: ABA Formal Opinion 505: Advanced Fee Arrangements Author: Dr. Michael H. Hoeflich This article is featured in Volume 4, Number 5 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. On May 3, 2023, the ABA issued Formal Opinion 505, “Fees Paid in Advance for Contemplated Services.” Many lawyers require clients, especially new clients, to pay money in […]
Authority: The Kansas Code of Judicial Conduct Author: Dr. Michael H. Hoeflich This article is featured in Volume 4, Number 5 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. Last month’s feature article discussed the problem of the appearance of improper activities by members of the United States Supreme Court. Controversy over the need for imposing ethical rules upon […]