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Florida lawyer faces ethics complaint over pit bull ads   Image from Shutterstock.com. Florida lawyer Robert Laurence Pelletier is facing an ethics complaint by the Florida Bar for describing himself as a pit bull lawyer and using an online image of a pit bull. According to the March 2 complaint, Pelletier advertised as the “Pitbull Lawyer at Taylor Law” and used a logo of a pit bull with a spiked collar. Pelletier is an of counsel attorney at the Law Offices of David A. Taylor in Jacksonville, Florida, according to Law.com’s coverage of the case. The pit bull image appeared on a blog,...

Array of cyber investigation tools comes with risks     Attorney David G. Ries, a cybersecurity and data protection expert and Pittsburgh-based of counsel at Clark Hill, led “The Amazing Depth of Cyber Investigations” panel on Tuesday during the ABA Techshow 2021. As courts rely more on digital forensic evidence in civil and criminal cases, attorneys have investigatory tools at their disposal that nevertheless raise legal and ethical concerns. That was the theme of Tuesday’s ABA Techshow panel titled “The Amazing Depth of Cyber Investigations.” Attorney David G. Ries, a cybersecu...

Permitting alternative business structures could spur tech innovation, Arizona justice says     Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer. Photo by Bob Torrez/ABA Journal. Arizona is hopeful that its decision to permit alternative business structures in the law will produce greater technological innovation within the legal industry, said Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer during the ABA Techshow 2021 on Monday. Timmer also expressed optimism that her court’s unanimous vote in August 2020 to eliminate Arizona Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4 bar...

Even if you are on mute, talking during a Zoom meeting is rude because it shows you are not listening. It’s also a bad idea to drive your car while using the platform. And if everyone else has their camera turned on during a Zoom meeting, you should too, so work flow is not interrupted.

News Roundup Afternoon Briefs: Strip club not eligible for PPP loans, court says; lawyer pleads not guilty in bank embezzlement plot   2nd Circuit says gentlemen’s club not eligible for PPP loans The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New York has ruled that a Buffalo-area gentlemen’s club in New York is not eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program under an exclusion for businesses offering “live performances of a prurient sexual nature.” Pharaohs GC Inc. had claimed that the exclusion amounted to content discrimination in violation of its constitutional rights. (Law360) Lawyer...