Yearly Archives › 2013

Recently at a NCBA Law Practice Management & Technology Section Council meeting, Peter Bolac, the Trust Account Compliance Counsel at the State Bar, presented “Common…more

Ethical responsibilities should be one of the most important considerations in the sale, purchase, or dissolution of a law firm.  The Rules of Professional Conduct…more

OK, so the words are not really dirty, indecent, or obscene, and their use won’t get you arrested — a la George Carlin.  But there…more

At its most recent quarterly meeting, the Ethics Committee discussed whether an attorney could accept a LinkedIn invitation from a judge or accept an endorsement…more

What does it mean when someone “likes” your firm on its Facebook page? Does it mean they like your firm, the people in your firm,…more

Closing a law practice takes time and planning. The most important considerations, outside of ethical responsibilities, are to start early, create and utilize a timeline…more

I recently attended the Wake County Bar Association/Tenth Judicial Bar Breakfast Discussion Series at Campbell Law School, and I am so glad I did.  The…more

Do you ever wonder if your conflict checking software is doing all it’s supposed to do? Maybe you don’t even have conflicts checking software, but…more

As we suggested in part one of this series, exit planning is a hot topic, and the end of a legal career is a certainty…more

The “Reply All” opinion was again discussed at the latest Ethics Committee meeting in July 2013 (2012 FEO 7).  I won’t provide the tedious details…more