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ABA Issues Formal Guidance for Use of Generative AI: An Update to Ethical Rules for Using Generative AI in Your Practice

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As the “AI Revolution” continues to gain momentum, questions concerning professional ethics have arisen across almost all professions. For legal services providers in particular, this disruptive technology poses both risks...more

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Actionable Advice When Sharing Client Data with Vendors

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We’ve previously written on the need for law firms to scrutinize the data security protections in place at all third-party vendors who have access to client confidential information. Clearly, that’s still good advice....more

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New ABA Formal Ethics Opinion on Attorney Office Sharing Arrangements

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The American Bar Association recently issued a Formal Ethics Opinion addressing the ethics of attorney office sharing arrangements. In Formal Opinion 507, issued on July 12, 2023, the ABA Standard Committee on Ethics and...more

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How Lawyers Can Prepare for the Future of AI in Legal with Bert Kaminski, Director of Legal for Google Cloud

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Bert Kaminski is a seasoned legal counsel in the technology industry, specializing in advanced and emerging fields such as cloud computing, internet of things, artificial intelligence, data science & machine learning.  Bert...more

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ABA Provides Ethical Guidance for Responding to Online Criticism

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The American Bar Association recently issued a formal opinion providing attorneys with helpful guidance regarding whether, and how, to respond to online criticism: Formal Ethics Opinion 496, Responding to Online Criticism...more

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Lawyers Encouraged to Vet Tech Vendors Carefully

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Law firms are prime targets for hackers. Why? Because their computer networks contain highly concentrated, high-value information about many parties that is often not well-protected. One often-overlooked vulnerability is the...more

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ABA Ethics Committee Weighs in on Practicing Law Virtually

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In  Formal Opinion 498, issued on March 10, 2021, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has provided some guidance on the ethical obligations triggered when a lawyer...more

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ABA Issues Opinion - How To Respond to Data Breaches

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In 2018, 1,244 data breaches occurred in the U.S. with over 445.6 million records exposed with a cost of $654 billion. Lawyers make a promise to safeguard confidential client data when they enter into an attorney-client...more

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The Lawyer's Duty When Client Confidential Information is Hacked From the Law Firm

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As attorneys, our livelihood is often heavily dependent upon the keeping of secrets. But in this complex electronic-data driven environment we work in, where physical security via locked doors and piercing alarms may no...more

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The Golden Rules: A Primer on California’s New Professional Responsibility Rules

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California overhauled its Rules of Professional Conduct effective November 1, 2018. This post highlights some impactful revisions for commercial litigators. However, all California lawyers should familiarize themselves with...more

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ABA Encourages Encryption of Emails When Transmitting Confidential Client Information

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In a recent formal Ethics Opinion, the American Bar Association stressed that lawyers must make reasonable efforts to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized access to confidential information relating to the representation of...more

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TN Ethics Opinion Approves Lawyers’ Cloud Storage of Client Data

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Tennessee has joined other states in formally approving lawyers’ cloud-storage of client-confidential data. The Board of Professional Responsibility (“BOPR”) held that lawyers ethically may use cloud storage for...more

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