by Megan Zavieh | Mar 22, 2018 | Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Resources, Blog, Law Firm Marketing, Resources
A law firm website is one prominent way that lawyers reach their target audience without the expense of television and radio ads. Yet, like other forms of attorney advertising, there are rules. A disclaimer is one of the ways that you protect yourself from an ethics...
by Megan Zavieh | Mar 20, 2018 | Attorney Advertising, Attorney Client Relationship, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Resources
If you have a lawyer blog, you may wonder just how much client information you can use for it without violating legal ethics. Specifically, how much potentially embarrassing client information can you use? Hunter v. Virginia State Bar is a legal ethics case that may...
by Megan Zavieh | Mar 20, 2018 | Podcast
Interest in mindfulness and meditation is on the rise in the legal profession and for good reason! There are numerous benefits to incorporating mindfulness into your law practice and legal career, the most relevant to us being that it helps lawyers do their jobs...
by Megan Zavieh | Mar 19, 2018 | Attorney Client Relationship, Blog, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Resources
If you had to choose one concept that sums up attorney client relationship ethics, what would that word be? Believe it or not, we’ve chosen “common sense.” In fact, even special appearance lawyers who step in when counsel of record isn’t able to appear have the same...
by Megan Zavieh | Mar 15, 2018 | Attorney Resources, Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Resources, Sanctions
In another post, we shared information with you on ethical relocation as a lawyer. Even with the best intentions, mistakes are sometimes made. If you neglect something that the is required by the state bar in your new jurisdiction (here we focus on California), you...