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Law Firm MSOs and Legal Ethics Regulations: Lessons from Texas Opinion 706

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The Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas (Committee) in February 2025 issued Opinion No. 706, the first ethics opinion that squarely addressed the use of law firm management service organizations (MSOs)....more

Allen Matkins

This California Rule

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Rule 9.46 of the California Rules of Court allows an attorney who is licensed to practice law in one or more jurisdictions of the United States other than California to register to provide legal services in California as...more

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service

The ethics of lawyers using ghostwriters to write marketing content

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Unless their local jurisdiction says otherwise, a lawyer’s ghostwritten marketing content is likely to pass ethical muster if they are involved in the drafting process....more

Butler Snow LLP

A Primer on the Texas Bar Disciplinary System | Seana Willing | Texas Appellate Law Podcast

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The Texas Bar is a self-regulating entity—it handles attorney discipline through a unique procedural process. Although most attorneys steer clear of professional discipline, it’s important for practitioners to know about the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

You Make a Mistake. Should You Continue to Represent the Client?

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“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” But how many of us have godlike clients? At some point in their careers, most lawyers will make a mistake, whether trivial or significant in terms of the representation or the outcome of...more

McAfee & Taft

After passage of SQ 788, ethical hurdles remain for lawyers

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Months prior to the vote on SQ 788, attorneys were fielding inquiries about the legal requirements necessary to participate in the medical marijuana industry. Those inquires have multiplied immensely since the passage of SQ...more

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