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Social Media Ethical Guidelines: What Lawyers Need to Know

06/18/2014   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Don’t let your online activities land you on the bar discipline docket. The New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal... Read More »

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The Work-Product Doctrine Has Limits

06/09/2014   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently issued a decision which should remind lawyers of the limits of the work product doctrine. The... Read More »

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The Law of Lawyering According to Lincoln: Honest At All Events

05/22/2014   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

The Pew Research Center recently revealed that only 18 percent of Americans feel that lawyers contribute a lot to the... Read More »

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To Err is Human . . . But May Not Always Cause Harm

12/11/2013   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

The practice of law is not an exact science.  Even the Supreme Judicial Court has said that the “law does... Read More »

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Lawyer Reboot: Starting Over at a New Firm

11/07/2013   |   BY Thomas F. Maffei

Not that long ago, a lawyer joined a law firm, rose through the ranks, became a partner and finished out... Read More »