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Experts: Eschewing AI may create legal malpractice risk
Legal experts say lawyers could someday face malpractice claims for failing to use AI tools as legal ethics and standards evolve.
Quandaries & Quagmires: ‘Dear Ethics Lawyer’ — A Resource for Ethics Training
Stinson attorney Mark Hinderks discusses his “Dear Ethics Lawyer” blog, legal ethics training and ABA witness preparation guidance.
Legally Speaking: The Mental Clutter Lawyers Carry
A legal profession commentary explores how unresolved communication, uncertainty and mental clutter contribute to lawyer stress and burnout.
Are small, midsize firms facing succession planning crisis?
Experts warn small law firms lack succession plans, risking client disruption, lost firm value, and ethical issues tied to retirement or unexpected exits.
Mendota Heights lawyer disbarred for client neglect, misconduct
The attorney was disbarred by the Minnesota Supreme Court for repeated client neglect, missed hearings, and ethical violations across multiple cases.
Legally Speaking: April showers don’t wait, neither do difficult conversations
Learn how lawyers can handle difficult conversations, manage conflict, and maintain credibility in mediation, negotiations, and client communication.
Quandaries & Quagmires: ABA Formal Opinion 520
ABA Formal Opinion 520 outlines a lawyer's limited duty to convey information to former clients or successor counsel under Model Rules.
Commentary: DOJ plan undermines state bar discipline authority
DOJ proposal would let the attorney general review misconduct claims against government lawyers, raising concerns over state bar authority and ethics enforcement.
Quandaries & Quagmires: Discipline prosecutors for good faith mistakes?
Legal scholar challenges proposals to discipline prosecutors for good-faith trial mistakes, citing Minnesota ethics rulings and Supreme Court precedent.
OLPR seeks additional discipline of Northfield lawyer
A Northfield attorney on probation faces possible suspension after the OLPR alleged new misconduct involving a frivolous eviction filing.
From Trump to Epstein, how Brad Karp lost his grip on law firm Paul Weiss
Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp resigns after DOJ releases Jeffrey Epstein emails, capping political and legal turmoil following Trump’s return to office.
Kansas federal judge penalizes 5 lawyers for AI-generated fake legal citations
A Kansas federal judge fined five attorneys up to $5,000 after an AI-generated court brief included fabricated cases, quotes and legal citations.
Top News
- Dugan’s lawyers ask judge to overturn verdict, citing Virginia case
- Settlement approved in Sartell mobile home park lawsuit
- Massachusetts accuses UnitedHealth unit of fraud
- Larkin’s coming retirement creates Court of Appeals vacancy
- 8th Circuit affirms denial of death benefits under ERISA
- Texas settlement papers describe nation’s first gender ‘detransition clinic’
- Are rap lyrics criminal evidence in Kansas or just artistic expression?
Expert Testimony
- Perspectives: Election litigation starting early in Minnesota
- Quandaries & Quagmires: ‘Dear Ethics Lawyer’ — A Resource for Ethics Training
- Best at Work Insights: AI alone can’t improve your company
- Perspectives: ‘Nuremberg’ movie has Minnesota legal links
