Unfortunately, not all clients will be completely satisfied with your services. Some clients threaten to, or do, bring malpractice claims. A lawyer may settle a ...
Read More »When client property is lost or misplaced
Clients often entrust lawyers with all kinds of documents, from pay stubs to abstracts to birth certificates. Original documents can be time-consuming and expensive for ...
Read More »Law firm naming rights
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” ~From “Romeo and Juliet” (Act II, scene ...
Read More »Dealing with prospective clients
Your partner met with a man two years ago about a possible marital dissolution and custody matter. The lawyer determined that your firm did not ...
Read More »Changes to the professional conduct rules in the works
The Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Task Force on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct is winding up its review of the recently amended American ...
Read More »The importance of accurate quotations
Law students learn certain basic rules of professional conduct early in their studies. Lawyers may not knowingly present false evidence. Lawyers may not knowingly make ...
Read More »What every lawyer should know about reciprocal discipline
Reciprocal discipline essentially means that a lawyer who is subject to public discipline in one jurisdiction may also be disciplined for the same misconduct in ...
Read More »Professional firms: If you don’t file, you might not get paid
In 1999 we wrote an article discussing the requirement that lawyers practicing as professional firms file annual reports with the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility. ...
Read More »Can you ethically view a represented party’s Web site?
Lawyers in Minnesota know, or should know, that they are not permitted to communicate with or contact a represented party directly. Specifically, Rule 4.2 of ...
Read More »Debits and credits in the battle over IOLTA
Almost three years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation,1 courts and legal services programs across the nation are still ...
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