United States District Court and State Bar Discipline
Does discipline in the United States District Court subject a lawyer to State Bar discipline?
Category: Legal Ethics
COVID-19 Has Altered the Practice of Law, but Not Your Ethical Obligations
Although the San Diego Superior Court is scheduled to reopen for more than emergency services on May 26, 2020, the changes wrought by COVID-19 upon the legal profession will reverberate for the foreseeable future.
LegalMatch.com — A Business Model in Jeopardy?
LegalMatch.com is and has been a popular online service for some 20 years. It’s days, at least in California, however, may be at risk.
When Shelter-in-Place Becomes Practice-in-Place – Avoiding Confidentiality Pitfalls While Practicing Law from Home
As the legal profession adjusts to the “new normal” while working from home, it is the lawyer’s responsibility to learn how to ethically use new technology and navigate the potential pitfalls to avoid violating the duty of confidentiality.
Fee Arbitration: Tips and Reminders
If a client chooses to pursue a fee dispute with their current or former attorney, the client may compel the attorney to participate in mandatory fee dispute arbitration.
Is It Time for your Firm’s Ethics Assessment?
Sometimes, even reviewing just a few aspects of a firm’s operations can indicate areas for improvement. And those facets are not necessarily where you would expect.
How Not to Get Your Name “In Lights”
Briganti v. Chow was an otherwise unremarkable—indeed mundane—appeal of a trial court’s granting in part and overruling in part an anti-SLAPP motion in a defamation case.
Ethical Considerations Affecting Indemnity Provisions in Settlement Agreements
This article is intended to provide guidance to litigation counsel concerning the payment by a lawyer of costs or expenses incurred by or on behalf of a client that relates to the attorney’s representation of the client.
Some Discovery Sanctions are Now Reportable to the State Bar
The safe harbor from having to report to the State Bar any discovery sanction is now partially potentially gone.
Straightforward Works Best — in Several Respects
“Tell them the truth. You practice according to the Rules of Professional Conduct — because you have to. And because it’s good for the client, too, in the long run.”