Legal Ethics Blog
Insights on attorney discipline, professional responsibility, and legal ethics in our nation.
Some New Twists and Old Tricks for an Ethical New Year
January 25, 2025We have a duty to our profession, our clients and the courts to ensure that our legal theories are based…Using Generative AI: As the ABA Says, There’s a Rule (or Two!) for That!
August 9, 2024Formal Opinion 512 does an excellent job of analyzing the rules that are implicated by the use of generative AI.…Yikes! ABA’s Latest Ethics Opinion Prohibits Nonrefundable Fees: Does It Change Things in Pa.?
August 28, 2023Many solos and small firms charge their clients “nonrefundable” fees, intending to take an advance fee that can be used…An Unscientific Analysis: Who Gets Disciplined and Why?
March 11, 2023There are 75,600 lawyers in Pennsylvania. Last year, 3,818 disciplinary complaints were opened, and 132 attorneys were disciplined. Based on…Risky Business: Fee Agreements, Bank Accounts and Record Keeping Requirements Under the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct or What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You
March 28, 2020Sleepless nights are a criminal defense attorney’s lot in life, full of worry about all the things that can and…