Michael Kennedy

Vermont's Bar Counsel. Ex VBA president, recovering HS hoops coach & pancreatic cancer patient. UVM, GW Law. Legal ethics w doses of running & pop culture.

[Michael Kennedy @VTBarCounsel]

Due to my own incompetence, I lost access to my old blog. So, I started a new one. The first post was today. #legalethics #professionalresponsibility https://t.co/IPmZBAgMfe

[Michael Kennedy @VTBarCounsel]

Too many Vermonters go without legal help. On the off chance doing so might help connect even one person with legal assistance, please consider sharing these resources in places where the people they’re meant to help might find them.

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[Michael Kennedy @VTBarCounsel]

Does 7-Eleven owe me a bike? The 328th #legalethics quiz is up!

https://t.co/ATavoWE3Q5 Five for Friday #328 – Ethical Grounds

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Thought you’d never read a post about #legalethics that mentions Spicoli? Think again.

https://t.co/wyM4Z459a0 Aloha, Mr. Hand! A tip from the bench served with a side of movies. – Ethical Grounds

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Some have already argued that I violated the Rules of Professional Conduct by posting a “Five for Friday” quiz on Thursday. What’s done is done. I’m more interested in the hot dog debate.
#legalethics

https://t.co/Det2bSwYms Five for Friday #327 – Ethical Grounds

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The Summer Stuff Legal Ethics tour continues!

#professionalresponsibility
#lawyerwellbeing

https://t.co/NiX8Y56JtW Summer Stuff, Volume II. – Ethical Grounds

[Michael Kennedy @VTBarCounsel]

The 325th Five For Friday quiz tackles one of the great debates: is a milkshake a drink that goes with a meal, or is it a dessert? So far, most lawyers, being lawyers, suggest “it depends.”

#legalethics

https://t.co/Odoy5NqWLJ Five for Friday #325 – Ethical Grounds

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A (long) story of how losing my car key inspired me to post about a lawyer’s duties upon receiving a subpoena to disclose information in a client or former client’s file.

#legalethics

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Am I Charlie on the MTA? Who knows what the future might bring. For now, the 317th #legalethics quiz.

#professionalresponsibility

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[Michael Kennedy @VTBarCounsel]

The 316th #legalethics quiz includes a birthday shoutout to my dad and a story about a poster that I could’ve sworn I’d kept and not tossed. https://t.co/US39eH1uwu

[Michael Kennedy @VTBarCounsel]

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. With early detection so crucial, everyone should learn the signs & symptoms. My story.

#pancreaticcancerawareness
#projectpurple
#pancan

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Hard to believe it took me 315 introductions to reference Calvin & Hobbes.

#legalethics
#professionalresponsibility

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I think most lawyers understand that they're in until a court lets them out. Still, a few inquiries made me decide to post a reminder. #legalethics #professionalresponsibility https://t.co/ZLSXacSaX4

[Michael Kennedy @VTBarCounsel]

Congrats to all who made this week’s Legal Ethics Honor Roll! Including @Kevin_Lumpkin and @JackMcCullough and @YoungWilsonPC

#legalethics
#professionalresponsibility

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This week’s quiz includes my lament on how we’ve come to observe holidays.

#legalethics
#professionalresponsibility

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Lawyers and law firms should use disengagement & nonengagement letters whenever possible.

#legalethics
#professionalresponsibility

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A California disbarment that evokes a different Seinfeld episode spawns the latest entry into the Was That Wrong? pantheon.

#legalethics
#professionalresponsibility
#Seinfeld

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Congrats to all who made this week’s Honor Roll in Legal Ethics! Including @VT_Criminal_Law and @JackMcCullough https://t.co/qv3amBwOq8

#legalethics
#professionalresponsibility

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Herman Melville and legal ethics? There’s a connection! #legalethics https://t.co/fiwsT9rZ6X

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Thursday’s Tidbits include a sanction that took me aback, pro bono FAQs, and thoughts on how the failure to disable autocomplete can impact a lawyer’s duty of confidentiality. #legalethics #professionalresponsibilty https://t.co/wub1eZPQoM