by Megan Zavieh | Jan 23, 2020 | ABA Ethics, Attorney Resources, Blog, Ethics, Law Office Management, Practice Management, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on January 21, 2014. Voluminous paper and electronic files are not just a hassle to store and manage, but keeping files beyond your ethical obligation to do so can actually be troublesome....
by Megan Zavieh | Dec 30, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Resources, Attorney Suspension, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Finances, Flat Rates, IOLTA, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Resources, Sanctions, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on April 4, 2014. Managing trust accounts – handling other people’s money – is one of the most sensitive things lawyers do, and one of the most common sources of ethical violations. You...
by Megan Zavieh | Dec 9, 2019 | ABA Ethics, Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Resources, Blog, Ethics, Law Firm Marketing, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on September 10, 2014. Some of the most fundamental rules governing the ethics of lawyers relate to attorney advertising. Don’t over-promise in your ads, include basic disclaimers, and...
by Megan Zavieh | Dec 2, 2019 | Attorney, Blog, California Bar, California State Bar Defense, Ethics, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Legal Tech, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice, State Bar Defense, Technology
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on July 22, 2015. California’s proposed ethics opinion on attorney duties in e-discovery has been finalized. The opinion is unsurprising in terms of its analysis of today’s...
by Megan Zavieh | Nov 25, 2019 | ABA Ethics, Attorney, Blog, Ethics, Law Office Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Small Law Firm, Solo Practice
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on September 21, 2016. In 2016, an Ohio lawyer supporting the Black Lives Matter movement appeared in court for a client, apparently with no case link to BLM, while wearing a BLM...
