Professional Liability Blog

Tag: Board of Bar Overseers (BBO)

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Keep Calm and Carry On – What to Do With a Letter From Bar Counsel

10/31/2018   |   BY Edward S. Cheng

Keep Calm and Carry On – What to Do With a Letter From Bar Counsel Monday morning just got worse.  You... Read More »

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Get Ready for New Technology Rules in the Revised MA Rules of Professional Conduct

06/24/2015   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

It would be a nightmare for any lawyer to find that someone had hacked into their firm’s computer network and... Read More »

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How to Avoid a Fee Dispute with Your Client

03/09/2015   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Fee disputes with clients are a litigation hotbed as well as a significant source of complaints to the Board of... Read More »

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NH Begins To Articulate The Scope Of “In-House Privilege”

02/12/2015   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

In 2013, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court gave Massachusetts law firms a clear set of rules for conducting privileged communications... Read More »

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Lawyer’s Lessons: Doing the Right Thing Pays Off…Eventually!

01/13/2015   |   BY Thomas F. Maffei

A recent summary decision by the Appeals Court tells a remarkable story of a good lawyer who made a mistake,... Read More »