The longstanding purpose of license discipline laws is to protect the public from incompetent practitioners. Although the standards differ somewhat from agency to agency, almost every licensing agency has laws that allow it to take disciplinary action against a licensee when their conduct falls below what is expected of the Read more…
A longtime attorney would probably feel right at home if he/she were to return to law school today. Aside from the proliferation of laptops for notetaking, very little reform or modernization has occurred, despite significant changes in communications, technology and in the legal market. Recently, however, there appears to be Read more…
All too often, injured or ill clients lack the insurance and personal resources to pay necessary health care treatment. In the instance where the injury or illness was caused by a potential actionable claim, medical professionals and health care providers may render services in the event that the professional or Read more…
Cleaning out client files can be a tedious and intimidating process for an attorney, particularly if he/she is not aware of the ethical responsibilities involved. An attorney has the duty to protect the client’s identity, as well as the identity of every third party involved with a case (California Rules Read more…
In the August 2012 issue of the ABA Journal, G. M. Gilisko penned an article, Where the Buck Stops: Lawyers Need to Verify All the Nice Things Being Said About Them Online. The article goes on to examine the alarming trend of “spam” reviews proliferating on third party attorney search Read more…
The California State Bar recently adopted new Rules of Court and State Bar Rules that reserves the right to suspend an attorney’s license to practice law in the State of California if the attorney owes a large delinquent tax liability. The rule only applies to attorneys who are on the Read more…
Will ignorance of or the failure to adopt certain technological tools, such as e-discovery, be considered an ethical violation in the future? An interesting discussion of the implications of this issue can be found in A Discovery: Study tech-aided review before it’s an ethics issue by Joe Dysart. It is Read more…
The State Bar of California has the duty to ensure all attorneys abide by the Rules of Professional Conduct that are approved by the California Supreme Court. The Current Rules of Professional Conduct have not been modified since 1992. The State Bar of California and the California Supreme Court have been considering a major Read more…