by Megan Zavieh | Feb 27, 2018 | Podcast
What does kindness have to do with ethics complaints? Well, possibly a lot! I believe that if more lawyers practiced kindness towards their clients and even towards opposing counsel, even when it is difficult to do so, there would be fewer ethics complaints filed...
by Megan Zavieh | Feb 27, 2018 | Podcast
Show Notes Is that contact form on your website compliant with the ethical rules? How should you handle negative online reviews by clients? The ethics rules can be complicated and often times, lawyers just don’t know that they’re violating them. In this...
by Megan Zavieh | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Law Office Management, Resources, State Bar Defense
Bar discipline certainly isn’t an occurrence that lawyers look forward to experiencing. In fact, most lawyers will do what they can to avoid the process. Yet, there are lawyers who end up going through the bar discipline process more than once. This often happens...
by Megan Zavieh | Feb 23, 2018 | Podcast
In my first episode, I start off with a short introduction of who I am. I am an ethics attorney practicing primarily in California, and in short, I save lawyers’ careers. I also wanted to make my first episode useful and practical for you so I’m tackling a...
by Megan Zavieh | Feb 22, 2018 | Attorney Resources, Blog, Law Office Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Resources
Think about the engagement letters that your practice sends out. Do they include the agreed upon procedures? If not, they should. An engagement letter that includes agreed upon procedures can protect you form an ethical violation. While all lawyers and firms can...