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When Lawyers Can Speak: Self-Defense Exception to Confidentiality

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Under Rule 1.6(c)(4) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct — and similar rules in many states — a lawyer may disclose confidential client information “to the extent the lawyer reasonably believes necessary” to...more

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[Webinar] AI and the Legal Industry: Ethical Issues, Privacy/Security Considerations, Best Practices for Using AI - Navigating...

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This CLE webinar will guide counsel on navigating the challenges when using AI in the practice of law. The panel will address ethical issues and privacy and security considerations. The panel will also offer best practices...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Practicing Law in the Pacific Northwest: Client Confidentiality

Maintaining client confidentiality is a cornerstone of practicing law, and it is also essential to preserving trust and maintaining professionalism. Unfortunately, many lawyers forget or are not aware of the breadth of their...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

California to Update Court Interpreter Ethics Standards

California courts are readying new standards for court interpreters with most changes focused on ethical behavior during remote and hybrid court proceedings. The proposed revisions to the Professional Standards and Ethics for...more

Fishman Haygood LLP

Ethical Rules for Using Generative AI in Your Practice

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At the risk of stating the obvious, we are still in the early days of what we believe to be an “AI Revolution” in the way that goods and services, including legal services, are and will be provided. That means that we do not,...more

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Actionable Advice When Sharing Client Data with Vendors

We’ve previously written on the need for law firms to scrutinize the data security protections in place at all third-party vendors who have access to client confidential information. Clearly, that’s still good advice....more

Marshall Dennehey

New ABA Formal Ethics Opinion on Attorney Office Sharing Arrangements

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The American Bar Association recently issued a Formal Ethics Opinion addressing the ethics of attorney office sharing arrangements. In Formal Opinion 507, issued on July 12, 2023, the ABA Standard Committee on Ethics and...more

Cozen O'Connor

AI Is Not Just eDiscovery’s Future — It’s Also Its Past

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Generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have dominated headlines for months as people consider the possibilities and pitfalls of their uses in a variety of fields, from writing poetry to generating...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Ownership of Privileged Communications in M&A Transactions: Practical Takeaways and Recent Case Law

Traduction en cours. Can the buyer in a M&A transaction who takes possession of the seller’s or target company’s privileged communications on closing use those communications in a post-closing dispute against the seller?...more

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SJC Holds that Bar Counsel has Burden of Proof on Whether Disclosed Information is “Generally Known” for Violation of Rules of...

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A recent decision from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) addresses the circumstances under which an attorney may be subject to discipline for disclosing confidential client information. In the Matter of Michael...more

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Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter – November 2021

Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of the Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter. In this edition, we consider an attorney's ethical obligations when facing a subpoena—whether issued by the court or an individual attorney—seeking...more

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Understanding Attorney-Client Privilege

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Attorney-client privilege.  Most people have heard of it, and most have a general idea it means. But what, exactly, is attorney-client privilege?  What's its purpose?  What does it cover?  When does it begin and end?  Can...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Six Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid on Lawyer TikTok

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At first glance, TikTok might not have obvious utility to the working professional. After all, its pandemic-era popularity seems to be the product of Zoom-schooled and homebound Gen Zers who flocked to the app as a new...more

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The California Lawyers Association Ethics Committee Provides Guidance on the Elements of Effective Ethical Screens

On February 11, 2021, the California Lawyers Association Ethics Committee (the Committee) issued Formal Opinion 2021-1, which identified the "Elements of Effective Ethical Screens" that comply with the California Rules of...more

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ABA Provides Ethical Guidance for Responding to Online Criticism

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The American Bar Association recently issued a formal opinion providing attorneys with helpful guidance regarding whether, and how, to respond to online criticism: Formal Ethics Opinion 496, Responding to Online Criticism...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Lawyers, Be Tough Customers When Purchasing Technology

Lawyers, ask yourselves:  Can I ethically connect my work laptop computer to an unsecured public Wi-Fi network? What data security measures are in place at the technology vendors that store and process my clients’...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Lawyers Encouraged to Vet Tech Vendors Carefully

Law firms are prime targets for hackers. Why? Because their computer networks contain highly concentrated, high-value information about many parties that is often not well-protected. One often-overlooked vulnerability is the...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

When COVID-19 Meets the Litigator's Office

COVID-19, an enduring public health challenge that stretches across the world, raises interesting legal ethics issues for lawyers. Ethical considerations while practicing law during the COVID-19 epidemic have been written...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New York Could Become the First State to Require Cybersecurity CLE

New York attorneys could soon have to complete cybersecurity training courses to satisfy their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirement. The House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) has...more

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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - June/July 2020

Confidentiality – Electronically Stored Information – Unauthorized Access - The State Bar of California's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct Formal Opinion Interim 16-0002 - Risk Management...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Information Security Basics While Lawyering From Home

With offices shuttered and stay-home orders still in place across much of the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the task of providing legal services means working from home for nearly everyone, including attorneys and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Digital Issues for Individuals Working at Home (Digital Planning Podcast)

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The Digital Planning Podcast is designed to educate individuals about all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning and estate administration. Your hosts, Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch and Justin...more

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Alexa, can you hear my clients? Confidentiality Obligations in the Coronavirus Work from Home Era

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Confidentiality is fundamental to the client-lawyer relationship. Are you talking to your lawyer within earshot of a family member or a third person? Are you talking to your lawyer within earshot of a listening device?...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Don’t Forward Away Your Attorney Client Privilege

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The attorney-client privilege is intended to protect communications between an attorney and his/her client. The Supreme Court stated that the privilege exits to “encourage full and frank communication between attorneys and...more

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Can lawyers respond to negative online reviews?

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Lawyers rely on referrals from existing and former clients to obtain new business and, of course, always run the risk that a client who had a bad experience will comment negatively on the experience to that person’s immediate...more

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