March 23, 2022

Lawyers’ Duty of Technology Competence By State in 2022 [Infographic]

Most states now require attorneys to keep up with technology as part of the duty of competent representation (an addition to MRPC 1.1).
November 24, 2021

The Legal Ethics of Cloud Computing & SaaS

Use of the cloud and SaaS implicates legal ethics rules requiring protection of client confidences and due diligence into third parties.
August 15, 2019

Must Lawyers Supervise the Robots? (The Legal Ethics of AI)

Do lawyers have an ethical duty to supervise artificial intelligence (AI) if they use it? Indeed they do. Several Rules of Professional Conduct apply.
October 31, 2017

Is Using Box the Same as Leaving Documents on a Park Bench? (Nope).

Is uploading info into file sharing sites without password protection the same as leaving it on a park bench? One judge thought so but another disagreed.
January 23, 2017

A Privilege to Serve? Attorney-Client Privilege, In-House Counsel & Whistleblowing

A conflict is brewing between state and federal courts involving in-house counsel, whistleblowers and the use of attorney-client privileged information.
January 9, 2017

E-Discovery Ethical Conundrums (In-House Counsel Edition)

A look at a few rules of professional conduct that might apply when in-house counsel must deal with e-discovery projects.
December 7, 2015

E-Discovery & Legal Ethics – What to Do About It Part 7: Producing ESI

  This is the last entry in a series of articles examining e-discovery concepts addressed in legal ethics opinions, such as State Bar of California Opinion CAL […]
November 2, 2015

E-Discovery & Legal Ethics – What to Do About It Part 6: Data Searches

This is the sixth in a series examining electronic discovery concepts addressed in recent legal ethics opinions, such as State Bar of California Opinion CAL 2015-193,  relating […]
October 16, 2015

E-Discovery & Legal Ethics – What to Do About It Part 5: Protecting ESI Integrity During Collection

This the fifth in a series of posts examining e-discovery concepts addressed in legal ethics opinions, such as State Bar of California Opinion CAL 2015-193,  relating to […]