Earned Fees & Unearned Fees: Handling a Mixed Check

Earned Fees & Unearned Fees: Handling a Mixed Check

by | Nov 4, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Resources, Billing, Blog, Ethics, Finances, Flat Rates, Hourly Rates, IOLTA, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Rate Setting, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice

This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on September 30, 2014. Handling client funds correctly is critical to the success of your law practice, not only for business reasons but for ethical ones. It is essential to properly...
Who Decides What in the Attorney-Client Relationship?

Who Decides What in the Attorney-Client Relationship?

by | Oct 21, 2019 | ABA Ethics, Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Blog, Ethics, 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 February 27, 2015. The attorney-client relationship is one of varying degrees of collaboration, depending on how involved your client chooses to be, how sophisticated they are in legal...
Common Sense Lives in the Law

Common Sense Lives in the Law

by | Sep 30, 2019 | ABA Ethics, Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Discipline, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Law Office 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 July 10, 2013.   How often do we read a court case where the court says its ruling “is consistent with common sense”? Not often, but it does happen. I stumbled upon such a case...