L Squared Insurance Agency Blog: ethics
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017Words maybe an Attorneys tool of choice, but sometimes too many words are too much when it is best to answer just ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Attorney Hermesmeyer, an Assistant Public Defender, learned the hard way when US District Court Judge John McBryde, repeatedly asked for a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response to the Judge’s question. READ MORE >>
Friday, May 19, 2017Social Media continues to get attorneys and judges in trouble. We have blogged in the past that you need to think before you Tweet, Post, or Blog. Once posted on the internet you will never get it back. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, May 17, 2017This issue comes up with frequency. Attorneys for a variety of reasons join together. In many cases they share office space, support staff, computer systems, and other equipment to spread out the costs. Some actually make themselves look like a partnership from letterhead to advertising when no partnership agreement exists. READ MORE >>
Monday, May 15, 2017Appears that the worst is over for the WannaCry Ransomware attack. As many of you know this attack has it genesis from a cyber-attack/data breach on the NSA last year that showed vulnerabilities in older versions of Microsoft’s operating systems and not up-to-date versions of Windows 10 desktop and Windows Server Systems. READ MORE >>
Friday, May 12, 2017Over a period of 5 years Nebraska Attorney Garrison via Facebook told his client to “Relax”, “Be Happy”, “This is complicated”, and “U realize we sued the wrong company right? We got the money from a company that had it. READ MORE >>
Friday, May 5, 2017Two Federal Judges have let attorneys know that Boilerplate Objections merit sanctions. The attached article by Jeffery Kruse details the frustration that these judges have with attorneys that continue to violate the Updated Federal Rules of Civil Procedures and the changes that took place to rule 34. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, May 3, 2017Great Story. He robbed banks, went to prison and is now on track to be a Georgetown Law Professor. To read this story form the Washington Post Click Here READ MORE >>
Friday, April 28, 2017A recent ABA article describes a real problem in West Virginia. Although this attorney was singled out, according to state officials there are far worse offenders. Michael Cooke received a 2 year suspension because of the overbilling. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, April 19, 2017We have all seen these ads from Lawyers aimed at attracting Prescription Drug Users Clients: “Have you or a loved one been prescribed the blood thinner Xarelto as a treatment for reducing the risk of stroke?” then the ad continues detailing possible side effects from the drug and potential compensation. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, April 12, 2017Texas Attorney Seely followed his ethical duty and admitted to his client Price that he had made a mistake and that Price should hire another attorney to sue the law firm of Gordon Elias & Seely. Mr. Price followed through on this advice and sued the firm. To read the full story in Texas Lawyer READ MORE >>
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