Monthly Archives: December 2020

ABA Formal Opinion 495 addresses ethics and UPL issues related to lawyers working remotely and provides guidance

Posted on December 21, 2020 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss American Bar Association (ABA) Formal Opinion 495, which addresses ethics issues related to lawyers working remotely and provides guidance  ABA Formal Opinion 495 is here:  https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/aba-formal-opinion-495.pdf     The ABA opinion … Continue reading →

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U.S. District Court Judge enjoins Pennsylvania from enforcing Bar rule with broad lawyer anti-discrimination prohibitions

Posted on December 12, 2020 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent U.S. District Judge for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania’s opinion and preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of a disciplinary rule broadly prohibiting discrimination by lawyers as violative of … Continue reading →

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