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.
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
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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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
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.
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https://t.co/Det2bSwYms Five for Friday #327 – Ethical Grounds
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.”
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https://t.co/Odoy5NqWLJ Five for Friday #325 – Ethical Grounds
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.
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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
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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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
Lawyers and law firms should use disengagement & nonengagement letters whenever possible.
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A California disbarment that evokes a different Seinfeld episode spawns the latest entry into the Was That Wrong? pantheon.
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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