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Lawyers are members of a learned and honorable profession, subject to legal ethics rules, and encouraged to be civil as they practice their craft. These fundamental concepts—legal...

Analysis of Georgia law on disqualifying prosecutors in light of allegations against DA Fani Willis and Nathan Wade.

In Formal Opinion 504, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility sought to clarify ABA Model Rule 8.5’s choice-of-law provision. The Opinion provides an...

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,...

ESI discovery involves five fundamental steps: identification, preservation, collection, review, production. The initial client interview is crucial to litigation success and maintaining a healthy skepticism concerning a client’s initial explanation of a case is critical.

The duty of loyalty is the highest duty that a lawyer owes to a client. Indeed, it can be argued that all of the duties that an attorney owes to a client are derivative of the duty of...

Recognizing that, nowadays, most lawyers communicate electronically with their clients, and with lawyers representing other parties, the American Bar Association has provided advice on...

The Business of Ransomware – A New Normal - In the first half 2021, Accenture reported triple-digit growth in cyber intrusion activity including ransomware attacks on...

Regardless of communication barriers that various client circumstances may present, lawyers owe their clients the duties of competent representation and effective communication...

Federal Illegality of Cannabis and Lawyers’ Right to Practice Cannabis Law It is a truism that lawyers should not advise their clients to begin or continue illegal activity. Such...