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Quandaries & Quagmires: Advance waivers: Lessons from Paul Hastings vs. Coca Cola
This summer, ethics took center stage in a conflict-of-interest row between Big Law and corporate behemoth Coca-Cola.
Quandaries & Quagmires: Which state’s ethics rules apply to me?
Ethics rules vary from state to state, creating a challenge for lawyers engaged in multijurisdictional practice.
Quandaries & Quagmires: Ethics tips for handling outside counsel guidelines
Law firms should always review a client’s outside counsel guidelines in their entirety, regardless of how lengthy the document, as problematic language may lurk in unexpected areas.
Quandaries & Quagmires: Assessing the new lawyer discipline assessment
During the past year and a half, the bar and public have witnessed unprecedented turmoil in Minnesota’s lawyer discipline system, which has also prompted intense media scrutiny.
Quandaries & Quagmires: Serving on a nonprofit board in a nonlegal capacity
This important, meaningful work is not without risk, as ethics issues centered around role confusion, competency and conflicts of interest can arise.
Ethics: Recent changes to trust account books and records requirements
Every attorney must maintain books and recordsto comply with the applicable provisions of the MRPC.
Ethics: Lying to a court comes with a price tag
The Supreme Court, in numerous lawyer disciplinary decisions, has emphasized the importance of telling the truth as a fundamental character trait for lawyers.
ABA addresses foreign outsourcing of legal work
Since the U.S. federal courts adopted e-filing in 2006, a growing number of foreign outsourcing providers have emerged to offer law firms the services of foreign lawyers to handle the most labor-intensive aspects of legal matters.
How do you know that your bookkeeper is keeping accurate trust account records?
What steps can lawyers take to ensure their non-lawyer staff acts in compliance with their professional obligations when it comes to handling and accounting for client funds?
Lawyers need to keep tabs on bookkeepers
What steps can lawyers take to ensure their non-lawyer staff act in compliance with their professional obligations when it comes to handling and accounting for client funds?
Nonrefundable advance fees to become obsolete
As language evolves, words are lost and gained. A word may fall into disuse and a dictionary will eventually label it archaic. The meaning of a word can also change through widespread misuse, which has been the case in the evolution of the nonrefundable retainer. Labeling a legal fee "nonrefundable" creates an inherent contradiction with the requirements of Rules 1.15(a) and 1.16(d), Minnesota Rul[...]
Something for nothing? Not really
This summer, ethics took center stage in a conflict-of-interest row between Big Law and corporate behemoth Coca-Cola. As ethics counsel, I followed the developments with curiosity as the drama played out in unusually public fashion and was widely covered in legal news. The dispute highlighted the enforceability of advance waivers. For those unfamiliar, Paul Hastings ...
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