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...
by Megan Zavieh | Nov 20, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Suspension, Blog, California State Bar Defense, Disbarment, Disciplinary Hearings, Ethics, IOLTA, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Mental Health, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Sanctions, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice, State Bar Defense
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on March 4, 2013. Bar complaint statistics have been updated to reflect the summary report provided by the California State Bar for 2018. Every year, ethics boards receive thousands...
by Megan Zavieh | Nov 12, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Resources, Blog, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Resources, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice
This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on November 2, 2015. A file of complete and thorough notes is gold when you have to detail your work for an ethics or malpractice claim, to work through a billing dispute, to transfer a...
