Monthly Archives: August 2018

Florida Bar’s RJA committee proposes amendments to RJA Rule 2.505 clarifying requirements for substitute attorneys

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent draft amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration which would clarify the requirements for substitute attorneys in litigation matters. According to an article in the July … Continue reading

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First Limited Licensed Paralegal Practitioners expected to be licensed to practice limited law in Utah in 2019

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the implementation of the limited license practitioners (LLP) program in Utah, which is the second such program in the United States.  The first non-lawyer licensing program was Washington’s Limited … Continue reading

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Ohio lawyer suspended for engaging in “extreme, obnoxious, and humiliating attacks” on firm paralegal for over 2 years

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Ohio Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer for 1 year with the final 6 months deferred for “extreme, obnoxious, and humiliating attacks” on a paralegal for over … Continue reading

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Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee approves staff opinion addressing lawyer responses to negative online reviews

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee’s recent approval of Florida Bar Staff Opinion 38049, which addresses lawyer responses to negative online reviews. On June 15, 2018, the Florida Bar’s … Continue reading

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