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"Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacities, 2nd Edition" A Handbook for Lawyers , 2nd Edition | American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging and American Psychological Association Synopsis by David Godfrey The second edition of the Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacities updates and builds on the groundbreaking work of the first edition published 16 years ago. The second edition incorporates developments in human rights, supported decision-making and decisi...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This post highlights upcoming opportunities for stakeholder engagement related to regulatory initiatives to address transportation emissions, which include Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) stakeholder meetings and a public comment period on the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) Draft Model Rule. MassDEP Stakeholder Meetings on MHDV Emissions The Roadmap notes that medium- and heavy-dut...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This post highlights upcoming opportunities for stakeholder engagement related to regulatory initiatives to address transportation emissions, which include Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) stakeholder meetings and a public comment period on the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) Draft Model Rule. MassDEP Stakeholder Meetings on MHDV Emissions The Roadmap notes that medium- and heavy-dut...

In-Person Client Meetings and COVID-19 Tuesday, April 13, 2021 A fellow attorney just circulated a poll to his friends asking, “Are you starting to meet with your clients in person?” If you are restarting in-person meetings with your clients, consider whether you are in a jurisdiction that mandates contact tracing and whether that conflicts with your duty to maintain a client’s confidential information confidential. Every jurisdiction has adopted some form of  ABA M...

SCR 20:1.4 addresses the lawyer’s duty to communicate with the client. 11 The current pandemic or any other disaster or emergency makes regular contact with clients more important than ever. The client needs to know how to contact the lawyer just as the lawyer must know how to contact the clients. For example, if telephone calls and emails are routed through the firm’s communication system, the lawyers must regularly access office voicemail, email and any other methods of client communicati...

Mar 17th, 2021 5 min read COMMENTARY BY Election Law Reform Initiative and Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky is an authority on a wide range of issues—including civil rights, civil justice, the First Amendment, immigration. Elias represented Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and was responsible for the hiring of Fusion GPS. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP / Getty Images Key Takeaways Among the specific lawyers named in the March 11 or...

Top Democratic Election Lawyers Sanctioned for ‘Misleading’ Conduct A federal appeals court has sanctioned Marc Elias and other Democratic election attorneys from the Perkins Coie law firm for “violat[ing] their duty of candor to the court.” Pictured: Elias speaks with reporters in Minnesota on March 3, 2009, amid a court battle over a contested Senate race there. (Photo: Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune/Getty Images) Commentary By Hans von Spakovsky is a senior legal fellow at The Heritage ...

Center for Professional Responsibility Share: DISSENTING ON A Joined in as to screening by: Commissioner Susan Martyn   The Ethics 2000 Commission has labored long and hard in redrafting the Model Rules for consideration by the ABA House of Delegates. Served ably by a splendid staff and two erudite, patient and careful Reporters, we bring to the floor of the ABA’s most representative assembly a work-product of which the Commission can be justifiably proud. Ru...

Lawyers can practice law virtually but must ensure that they consider various ethical responsibilities related to the duties of competence, diligence, communication, confidentiality and supervision, according to a new opinion released by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility.

Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines By John Schmidt and Michael Seaman Law360 is providing free access to its coronavirus coverage to make sure all members of the legal community have accurate information in this time of uncertainty and change. Use the form below to sign up for any of our weekly newsletters. Signing up for any of our section newsletters will opt you in to the weekly Coronavirus briefing. Sign up for our Aerospace & Defense newsletter You mus...