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While attorneys are not always required to enter into written retainer agreements, best practices dictate reducing the terms of ALL agreements with clients to written form. While Model Rule of Professional Conduct (MRPC) 1.5(b) states that a lawyer s… Read More

Common sense alone would dictate that having sex with a client is wrong and would not be viewed favorably by ethics authorities. Rule 1.8(j) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC)* mandates: “A lawyer shall not have sexual relations… Read More

The Mistake Process “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.” –… Read More

When is the last time you asked a client if he or she was happy with your relationship? Hopefully, you have kept your finger on that pulse throughout the course of representation. Upon completion of a legal matter, you have a chance to gather informa… Read More

Over the past few weeks, I have been working on my business plan and setting other personal goals for 2014. My process is to visualize where I want to be at the end of the year and then to painstakingly outline the steps that will hopefully advance m… Read More

December brings out the generosity of most. Holiday gifts are bestowed upon loved ones and charitable donations are completed. While most givers are motivated purely by a benevolent spirit, others also consider tax planning objectives when writing ye… Read More

The “80-20 Rule”, also referred to as the “vital few and trivial many rule” is a principle based on work of Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto. His 1906 observation that eighty percent of the wealth of Italy was owned by twenty percent of the… Read More

Modern law firms must either have or develop the capability to conduct online research in order to remain current, competitive and ethical. Results of a recent ABA Legal Technology Survey reveal that WestlawNext is the most popular among lawyers who… Read More