By now, most of us are veterans at remote work (right)? In her State of the Judiciary address earlier this month, Wisconsin’s Chief Justice Annette Ziegler pointed out that some of the COVID-19 adaptations, including videoconferencing, were here to stay
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"Whyfor put send button right next to send all?"
Bad design aside, we’ve all probably hit “reply all” when “reply” was the better call. But what happens when “all” includes the represented, opposing party? This came up at the APRL conference last week.Lawyers sometimes copy their own clients on
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Do lawyers have an ethical obligation to get vaccinated against covid-19?
Next week, the Association for Professional Responsibility Lawyers will hold its first conference in-person since early 2020. Everyone attending in person has been asked to submit proof of vaccination. I admit to over-excitement at sending that e-mail with the card.
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Can Lawyers Moonlight?
The job market is hot, your student loan balance is, well, eek, and you’ve been asked to do some legal work on the side—maybe it’s document review for a contract firm, or overflow for a solo practitioner friend.Can you ethically
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Crackin' the Kraken!
Yes, I am running out of puns, and this is information isn’t breaking news anymore, but 110-page opinions have bad habits of dropping while I’m on vacation.Anyway, while I was gone, Hon. Linda Parker of the Eastern District of Michigan
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Beware the Trust Account Scam, Part 6,829,123
A quick reminder from our friends at the State Bar of Wisconsin: it is pretty much always scamming season and attorneys are not at all immune. The Inside Track newsletter this week offers some practical tips for recognizing and avoiding
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Pardon the Light Blogging
No, this entry isn’t about what happens when a lawyer gets disciplined or is facing discipline for criminal conduct and then gets pardoned for the conduct. I might write about that, given that recently became an issue. Anyhow. Greetings
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Crowdfund the Kraken!
Over the weekend, mythical sea creature /(probably) soon-to-be-sanctioned lawyer Sidney Powell announced that she was joining a legal team to aid who she termed “political prisoners” (people who are accused of participating in the January 6 insurrection and are now
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Does diligent representation mean I have to answer client e-mails on weekends?
Years ago, before law school, I talked to a friend who was a junior associate in a big law firm in a big city. I asked her about her work day and she said it was often 9-to-5. I responded
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Responding to Internet Criticism, Re-Re-Revisited
Like most ethics lawyers, I get questions about how to respond to online criticism fairly often. Of course, lawyers have always endured criticism, but until relatively recently, the comments were made around water coolers and on the courthouse steps, and
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