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Friday, March 2, 2018Recent Article in the ABA Journal. Certainly a different way to market for new clients. Some lawyers are irked by attorney's fake bar associations BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS A Louisville lawyer is creating some bar associations on paper that have no actual members. READ MORE >>
Friday, February 23, 2018The assumption that your attorney malpractice policy will not answer in case of a criminal complaint could be invalid. A recent New Jersey court case was cited in Professional Liability Matters by Seth L. Laver, Andrew P. Carroll and Steven C. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, February 21, 2018Suspended and/or disbarred attorneys want to obtain coverage to protect their past acts. So it begs the question can a suspended attorney obtain an attorney malpractice insurance policy? Most attorney malpractice insurance policies have an outright exclusion for a suspended attorney. READ MORE >>
Friday, February 16, 2018A recent ABA article Entitled "Trump attorney's statement that he paid Stormy Daniels $130K raises ethics questions" by Stephanie Francis Ward raises the question, does a payment made by a lawyer using his own funds violate the rules of professional conduct? Not sure we know enough of the story to judge. READ MORE >>
Thursday, January 25, 2018Evidence to Impeach or an Ethical Breach? Interpreting how social media research aligns with the professional conduct rules By Erin McCartney, Esq. With social media being all the rage, many people are turning to their favorite sites to share the details of their daily lives. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, January 10, 2018Yesterday’s blog dealt with a data breach that did not use a computer. There are many ways to compromise personal confidential information without a computer. This is a recent example of what can happen: As with many older law firms, this firm had too many client files for its actual office space. READ MORE >>
Thursday, January 4, 2018 According to Insurance Business, 6 Florida attorneys were arrested in September for participating in kickback schemes to defraud insurance companies. They were accused of paying for referrals from tow truck drivers, auto repair employees and other people with access to collision reports. READ MORE >>
Thursday, December 14, 2017 Question coming with frequency from lawyers; “Does attorney malpractice insurance cover my ‘marijuana practice’?” The short answer to this question is there is no specific exclusion in almost all lawyer’s professional liability insurance policies for a ‘marijuana practice’. READ MORE >>
Friday, December 8, 2017According to the Miami Herald and the Florida Record, Erwin Rosenberg’s troubles started in 2006 when Rosenberg would not produce client documents in a lawsuit. Circuit Court Judge Gerber ruled that Rosenberg had acted in bad faith and awarded attorney’s fees. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Eric Conn, aka Mr. Social Security, was captured while coming out of a restaurant in a Honduras shopping center by a Honduran SWAT team. He is scheduled to be returned to the US on December 5. Eric Conn was nicknamed Mr. Social Security because he handled over 3100 social security disability cases with a federal judge and doctor on his payroll. READ MORE >>
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