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American Bar Association Advises on Implied Consent to “Reply All” Responses in Electronic Communications with Opposing Counsel and Clients

December 16, 2022 – Recognizing that, nowadays, most lawyers communicate electronically with their clients, and with lawyers representing other parties, the American Bar Association has provided advice on an important consideration that arises when using email and other forms of electronic communication. In a recent formal opinion, the ABA Standing Committee …

Lawyers are Responsible for Ensuring Effective Communication with Clients when Faced with Language or Other Communication Barriers

August 2, 2022 – Regardless of communication barriers that various client circumstances may present, lawyers owe their clients the duties of competent representation and effective communication.[i]  These duties are not diminished even when the client and the lawyer speak different languages, or when the client possesses a hearing, speech, or vision disability.  …

Ohio Board of Professional Conduct Advises on Conflicts Involving Part-Time Prosecutors and Judges

April 19, 2022 – In some Ohio counties and municipalities, prosecutors and judges are permitted to serve in part-time roles. In such circumstances, the representation of clients in the part-time judge’s or part-time prosecutor’s private practice may create a greater frequency of conflicts of interest.[i] While the conflict of interest is …

Ohio Board of Professional Conduct Advises Judges May Provide Letters of Recommendation Under Certain Circumstances

February 4, 2022 – Ohio judges may provide letters of recommendation for individuals so long as the letters are based on the judges’ personal, firsthand knowledge of the individuals and the letters are not an abuse of the prestige of their judicial office.

On December 10, 2021, the Ohio Board …

New Opinion Warns Against Practicing Law Under Nationally Franchised Common Trade Name Owned by Non-Lawyers

The objective of The Ethics and Professional Liability Bulletin is to keep legal professionals informed of recent developments and trends in the areas of legal ethics, professionalism, and professional liability.

November 10, 2021 – On October 1, 2021, the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct (the “Board”) issued Advisory Opinion 2021-10 …

Ohio Lawyers May Only Say They Are Specialists in Fields of Law Designated By the State Supreme Court

The objective of The Ethics and Professional Liability Bulletin is to keep legal professionals informed of recent developments and trends in the areas of legal ethics, professionalism, and professional liability.

August 23, 2021 – A lawyer may communicate that he or she is a specialist in a field of law …

New Attorney Unclaimed Funds Law Takes Effect in Ohio

The objective of The Ethics and Professional Liability Bulletin is to keep legal professionals informed of recent developments and trends in the areas of legal ethics, professionalism, and professional liability.

July 7, 2021 – Effective April 12, 2021, Ohio Revised Code 169.01 created a new category of unclaimed funds called “Attorney Unclaimed …

Lawyers Who Are Sole Shareholders of Corporations May Represent Those Entities and Testify as Necessary Witnesses in Private Arbitration

The objective of The Ethics and Professional Liability Bulletin is to keep legal professionals informed of recent developments and trends in the areas of legal ethics, professionalism, and professional liability.

June 2, 2021 – Typically, lawyers may not serve both as advocates for clients and necessary witnesses in private arbitration. …

Ohio Lawyers and Their Firms Have Mutual Ethical Obligations to Clients When Lawyers Depart

The objective of The Ethics and Professional Liability Bulletin is to keep legal professionals informed of recent developments and trends in the areas of legal ethics, professionalism, and professional liability.

May 4, 2021 – Today, compared to decades past, lawyers are more likely to change law firms during the course …

Ohio Adopts Four-Year Statute of Repose for Legal Malpractice Cases

The objective of The Ethics and Professional Liability Bulletin is to keep legal professionals informed of recent developments and trends in the areas of legal ethics, professionalism, and professional liability.

April 5, 2021 – Ohio Senate Bill Number 13, which is to take effect on June 14, 2021, establishes a …

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