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 […]
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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 & […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Contents FEATURE ARTICLE: What Do We Do When Our Institutions Fail Us? NEW AUTHORITY: Colorado Bar Ethics Committee Opinion 146 ETHICS & MALPRACTICE RESEARCH TIP: New Articles from The Current Index of Legal Periodicals BLAST FROM THE PAST: Excerpt from Julius Henry Cohen, The Law: Business or Profession? (1924) EDITED BY: Professor Mike Hoeflich PUBLISHED BY: […]
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Feature Article: What Do We Do When Our Institutions Fail Us? Author: Dr. Michael H. Hoeflich This article is featured in Volume 4, Number 4 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. I have been a lawyer for 43 years, and there has not been a day when I doubted my choice of profession. I have held many legal […]
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