ChatGPT Ethics Case Summary
By Brandon Kimura Artificial Intelligence has long been imagined by both science and popular culture. With the release of ChatGPT to the public, AI is now reality and its potential application in every industry...
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Legal Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
By Timothy Casey Modern artificial intelligence tools offer the promise of quick and efficient solutions to complex questions. General applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Bing A.I., Google’s Bard and law specific applications such...
The New “Snitch Rule” in California
By Irean Z. Swan A couple of weeks ago, on June 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of California unanimously approved the new Rules of Professional Conduct rule 8.3, or better known as the “snitch...
Useful Guidance from the ABA on Non-Lawyer Assistants
By David C. Carr The Simpsons lawyer Lionel Hutz wisely observed that “the law books not only make the office look good, they are chock full of useful legal tidbits.”[1] Of course, many of...
Not Enough Money
By Mitchell L. Lathrop Howard Horror (“Howard”)1 was busily representing four very important clients in a lawsuit, Evers et al. v. Jones Company. The Evers case arose because Jones Company had the audacity to...
Attorneys as Bankers
Attorneys as Bankers I don’t know about you, but I didn’t go to law school to become a banker.[1] However, when you raised your hand to become an attorney, you agreed to abide by...
Potential Pitfalls of Third-Party Financing Your Engagement
By Valerie Silverman Massey Imagine this scenario: Attorney is retained by Financier to represent Party. Attorney’s client is Party, but Attorney also has a financial relationship with Financier (who may be funding the representation...
Ethical Considerations and Fee Arbitration
Ethical Considerations and Fee Arbitration Nearly all new engagements for legal services should include a written agreement which spells out the terms and scope of the engagement, the fees to be charged and their...
Use of Purloined Privileged Documents Leads to Disqualification of Counsel
By Carole J. Buckner, Senior Counsel, Klinedinst PC When one party’s counsel in litigation had knowledge of, access to, and possession and use of privileged communications of the opposing party and her husband, disqualification...
More, More, More: The Future of Lawyer Regulation in California
More, More, More: The Future of Lawyer Regulation in California By David C. Carr As flowers follow spring rain, scandal involving government regulation (or a lack of regulation) inevitably creates more regulation. So it is...