by Megan Zavieh | Jul 30, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Resources, Blog, California State Bar Defense, Ethics, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, State Bar Defense
We’ve talked before about the importance of maintaining a good attorney client relationship as well as when you, as a California lawyer, should attempt to repair a damaged relationship. Yet, there’s still an important concept related to the attorney client...
by Megan Zavieh | Jul 22, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Resources, Attorney Suspension, Billing, Blog, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, Flat Rates, Hourly Rates, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Rate Setting, Resources, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, State Bar Defense
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on April 30, 2013. When it comes to ethics complaints, nothing stirs the pot with a disgruntled client like a bill they believe is too high — and if they’re already unhappy, they are bound...
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 10, 2019 | Blog
Defending a lawyer from an ethics complaint is similar to many other areas of law because the exact defenses that should be asserted depend primarily on the facts surrounding the allegation or allegations. With that being said, there are some questions we receive on a...
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog
The State Bar of California has several options when administering discipline in ethics investigations where the lawyer is found to be running afoul of the ethics rules. Some of the disciplinary actions the State of Bar of California may take are private or public...
by Megan Zavieh | May 29, 2019 | Blog
Stepping out and starting a small law firm is both exhilarating and terrifying. Regardless of whether you’re leaving BigLaw or you’ve decided to take the leap and open your own practice as soon as you pass the bar, you must understand more than the law. You must also...
