Monthly Archives: September 2019

Iowa lawyer suspended for 4 months without possibility of reinstatement for misappropriating fees from his law firm

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Iowa Supreme Court opinion which suspended a lawyer for 4 months without the possibility of reinstatement for misappropriating fees from his law firm and stated that “(w)e … Continue reading

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ABA formal ethics opinion provides guidance for recusal of judge because of a personal relationship

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss ABA Formal Opinion 488, which provides guidance on a judge’s obligation to recuse because of a social or close personal relationship with a lawyer or party.  ABA Formal Opinion … Continue reading

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Utah Supreme Court approves pilot program to permit non-traditional legal services, including non-lawyer firm ownership

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the unanimous Utah Supreme Court approval of a pilot program to permit non-traditional legal services, including non-lawyer firm ownership.  The report of the Utah Work Group on Regulatory Reform … Continue reading

Posted in 2018 Utah rules permit non-lawyer limited practice, Ethics and nonlawyer compensation, Lawyer sharing fees with non-lawyers, non-lawyer limited practice, Non-lawyer ownership of law firms, Non-lawyer practice of law, Uncategorized, Utah pilot program permitting non-traditional legal services, including non-lawyer firm ownership | Tagged , , | Leave a comment