The COVID-19 pandemic, along with government stay-at-home orders, required millions of professionals to work from home, including attorneys. However, as the pandemic comes to an end,.
The Virginia Supreme Court approved on September 19, 2022, Legal Ethics Opinion 1898, which permits a lawyer’s receipt of cryptocurrency as an advance payment for legal services..
COVID-19 has had far-reaching effects on both society as a whole and on the practice of law. Remote work has become commonplace due to the long-term impact of the pandemic and, as a result, the rules and regulations that limit lawyers’ ability to practice law from any location have been under renewed focus, with many .
The pandemic brought about a welcome development in the legal profession: renewed focus on the "butt-in-seat" problem for lawyers who are practicing across state lines.