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These days, nearly everyone is on social media. But what about judges? Do the ethical obligations unique to their role prevent them from participating on social media sites like Twitter? It’s an interesting question, and a number of jurisdictions have ...

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When I first started writing about cloud computing use by lawyers in 2008, most lawyers had no idea what cloud computing was. These days, the concept of cloud computing — where your law firm’s data is stored offsite on servers ...

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Until recently, lawyers have been reticent to use social media, insisting that it was a passing fad. However, because social media has increasingly cropped up as important evidence in cases, lawyers’ attitudes have begun to change, as they realize that ...

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The Washington State Bar Association wasn’t the first bar to consider the ethics of lawyers practicing law from virtual law offices and it won’t be the last. It did, however, write one of the more sensible opinions on this phenomenon: ...

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Blogs have been around for over a decade now and lawyers have been blogging from the very start. That’s why it’s so surprising that many state ethics committees have yet to weigh in on the ethical issues lawyers encounter when ...

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Last month I wrote about D.C. Bar Opinion 370, which addresses the ethics of lawyers using social media for marketing purposes, among other things. The D.C. Bar also simultaneously issued a separate opinion on a related matter: lawyers using social ...

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Amazon Echo has been around for a few years now. But last month was the first time it was reported that data from one of these devices was sought by the prosecution in a murder investigation. For those unfamiliar with ...

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It’s hard to believe, but 2016 is about to draw to a close. And you know what that means: It’s that time of year again. Time to start making a list and checking it twice so you can decide what ...

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In November, the District of Columbia Bar issued an opinion that was over 7,000 words long. In Opinion 370, the committee provided a rather in-depth analysis on the ethics of lawyers using social media for both marketing and personal use. ...

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Lawyers have been using email for more than two decades now. Years ago, in the early 1990s, most jurisdictions did not permit lawyers to use email to communicate with clients. But in the mid-1990s, the tide shifted as email began ...

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Last week, at the monthly meeting of the Monroe County Bar Association’s Solo and Small Firm Committee meeting, the issue of how to choose secure online storage came up. An attorney mentioned that he was in the process of researching ...

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  Recently, I was at a local event and an attorney who learned I worked for a legal software company asked me why she even needed software. After all, she told me, she’s perfectly able to get her job done ...