Monthly Archives: February 2020

Ohio lawyer held in contempt and ordered to promise not to engage in disruptive conduct 25 times in “legible” handwriting

Posted on February 19, 2020 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent contempt order by an Ohio judge for a lawyer’s disruptive conduct which fined the lawyer $500.00 and required him to promise 25 times in “legible” handwriting not … Continue reading →

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Arizona legal advocates program beginning in September 2020 will train non-lawyers to provide limited legal advice

Posted on February 10, 2020 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Arizona licensed legal advocates program beginning in September 2020 which will provide training for non-lawyers to provide limited  legal advice.  A recent news release on the program by … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Utah rules permit non-lawyer limited practice, Arizona limited legal advice pilot program 2020-2021, 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, Washington DC rules related to non-lawyer firm ownership and sharing fees | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment