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Client Files
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Legal Profession Blog
The Paperless Chase
A recent opinion of the District of Columbia Bar Legal Ethics Committee deals with obligations to maintain client files. The opinion summary:As a general matter, there is no ethical prohibition…
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The File Belongs To The Former Client
In a disciplinary matter involving the failure to return a client file, the Indiana Supreme Court imposed a private reprimand. The client had entered a guilty plea to a charge of…
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File Return In Arkansas
In an appeal from a reprimand imposed by the Professional Conduct Board, the Arkansas Supreme Court rejected the attorney's argument that he had not violated Rule 1.16(d) by declining to…
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More On Client File Issues
The Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued a formal opinion setting forth in detail ethical responsibilities relating to the maintenance and retention of client…
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Paperless Office
The Arizona bar has opined on issues relating to maintaining client files solely in an electronic format, concluding that "[i]n appropriate cases, a lawyer may keep current and closed files…