Monthly Archives: September 2017

Nebraska ethics opinion finds lawyers can accept payment in digital virtual currency such as Bitcoin

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Nebraska Ethics Opinion which found that lawyers may accept fees and payments in a digital virtual currency such as Bitcoin.  The ethics opinion is Nebraska Ethics Advisory … Continue reading

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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of a federal district judge in North Carolina dismissing a non-profit corporation’s claims that the state’s UPL statute is unconstitutional.  The case is: Capital Associated Industries … Continue reading

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Virginia lawyer previously suspended after disrupting CLE seminar suspended for 5 years on new candor violations

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent 5 year suspension of a Virginia lawyer who was previously suspended for 6 months in 2015 for disrupting a CLE seminar and suspended for 3 years in … Continue reading

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