Yearly Archives › 2014

Allegations of unauthorized practice of law [“UPL”] have increased over the last few years. Most of us are familiar with the scenario of a non-lawyer…more

Have you claimed your Avvo profile yet? If you have, there are some ethics issues you should be aware of, and if you haven’t, you…more

It is difficult when your best efforts for a client appear to have been in vain; especially when you know without a doubt that the…more

You are involved in litigation and opposing counsel is driving you insane.  Deadlines are constantly ignored, and you are becoming increasingly frustrated.  You finally draft…more

Unlike the game show “What’s My Line” from the 1960’s where celebrity panelists had to guess the occupation of contestants by asking a series of questions, you don’t…more

Recognizing and avoiding conflicts of interest can be thorny. Rule 1.8(a) of the NC Rules of Professional Conduct addresses one such conflict: engaging in business…more

I must be honest.  Though I had an idea what metadata was, and I knew it should be “scrubbed” from documents sent to opposing counsel, I…more

Are you doing the ethical equivalent of checking under the hood and kicking the tires of your trust account? If not, you better make some…more

At its last quarterly meeting, the Ethics Committee adopted a proposed opinion about the propriety of making and accepting both invitations to connect and endorsements…more

Have you ever received an email from a potential client asking you to collect a debt owed to them by an ex-spouse, a corporation, or…more