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Is Your LinkedIn Profile Violating Attorney Advertising Rules? Depends.
The vast majority of lawyers have a LinkedIn page. Or if they don't, their marketing department will make them create... Read More »
Rhode Island Legal Malpractice Decision Offers Guidance to Trust and Estate Attorneys
The Rhode Island Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision providing clearer guidance on the duties owed by trust and... Read More »
Email Pitfalls in Business Transactions
The benefits of email communication are numerous: Emails are sent and received instantaneously. They can be read and responded to on... Read More »
Get Ready for New Technology Rules in the Revised MA Rules of Professional Conduct
It would be a nightmare for any lawyer to find that someone had hacked into their firm’s computer network and... Read More »
How to Avoid a Fee Dispute with Your Client
Fee disputes with clients are a litigation hotbed as well as a significant source of complaints to the Board of... Read More »
NH Begins To Articulate The Scope Of “In-House Privilege”
In 2013, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court gave Massachusetts law firms a clear set of rules for conducting privileged communications... Read More »
Lawyer’s Lessons: Doing the Right Thing Pays Off…Eventually!
A recent summary decision by the Appeals Court tells a remarkable story of a good lawyer who made a mistake,... Read More »
Law Firm Liability for Attorney and Employee Ethics: Will Changes Be Necessary?
On July 1, 2013, the Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct proposed changes to Rules 5.1 and... Read More »
Don’t Be Like That Guy: First Circuit Says Enough is Enough and Upholds Pulled Pro Hac
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has put out-of-town-lawyers with a taste for deposition shenanigans on notice by upholding the... Read More »
Social Media and Spoliation – Can A Client Delete Her Facebook Posts?
Jurors, litigants, and their attorneys are increasingly savvy about social media. At the same time, it seems that many people... Read More »
No Coverage for Actual Damages Under 39A
In a recent case in federal court in Boston, Judge Stearns ruled that compensatory damages awarded under the Massachusetts consumer... Read More »