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  • Ethics Watch: Rules Prohibit Judicial Play-by-Play Legal Commentary
  • ABA releases ethics opinion on engagement agreement provisions
  • Ethics Watch: Florida Adopts AI Pleading Rule

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wisbar.org /1 month ago

Ethics Watch: Rules Prohibit Judicial Play-by-Play Legal Commentary

The typical rules of judicial conduct agree that judges may teach the public about the legal system as it works in general, but a judge in Tennessee can’t provide color commentary...

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valawyersweekly.com /2 weeks ago

ABA releases ethics opinion on engagement agreement provisions

The American Bar Association issues Formal Opinion 523 clarifying lawyer withdrawal rights under engagement agreements, with context on Virginia rules. The post ABA releases ethics...

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wisbar.org /3 weeks ago

Ethics Watch: Florida Adopts AI Pleading Rule

Florida recently adopted a rule that makes a lawyer's signature on a pleading a representation that the lawyer verified legal authorities, including those produced by artificial in...

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abovethelaw.com /1 month ago

Legal Ethics Roundup: A Legal Ethics Summer Reading List 

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: A Legal Ethics Summer...

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abovethelaw.com /1 month ago

Legal Ethics Roundup: Court Skeptical Of Biglaw Orders, NJ Prosecutors Lack Rep For Ethics Charges, Blanche Recusal &amp...

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: Court Skeptical Of Big...

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wisbar.org /1 month ago

Ethics | Duties to Clients When Others Pay for the Legal Services

A lawyer can be paid by a third party who is not the subject of the representation but only if the lawyer provides independent professional judgment to the designated client and th...

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abovethelaw.com /2 days ago

Legal Ethics Roundup: Lawyer ‘Negligence’ For Not Using AI, Cameras At SCOTUS, Law School Laptop Ban & More

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: Lawyer ‘Negligence’ Fo...

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Bar seeks comment on ethics opinion over AI-generated errors

The Virginia State Bar is soliciting public comment on a proposed legal ethics opinion pertaining to duties when opposing counsel fails to review and correct outputs from generativ...

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abovethelaw.com /3 weeks ago

Legal Ethics Roundup: When Lawyers Protest, SCOTX Says Self-Rep Lawyer Can Contact Opposing Party, And More!

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: When Lawyers Protest,...

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myshingle.com /6 days ago

Lawyers’ Use Of AI Notetakers And Client Conversations: Ethics Rules, Risks, And Best Practices (2026 Update)

Now with guidance from NYC Opinion 1270 on ethical issues related to attorneys using AI transcription, and more. The post Lawyers’ Use Of AI Notetakers And Client Conversations: Et...

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businesslawtoday.org /1 week ago

Legal Ethics and Practical Considerations for Business Lawyers Using AI in Modern Legal Practice

In recent years, the topic of artificial intelligence (“AI”) has quickly dominated conversations across various industries, institutions, and sectors. The legal profession is no ex...

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wisbar.org /1 month ago

Lawyer Discipline

The Office of Lawyer Regulation, an agency of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, provides these summaries.

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abovethelaw.com /1 month ago

Legal Ethics Roundup: Judge Ross Apologizes Again, Lawyer Chesebro Reinstated In FL, 88 Deans Support Independence, Anti...

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: Judge Ross Apologizes...

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abovethelaw.com /1 month ago

Legal Ethics Roundup: $3M Sanction + Ethics Training For Misleading Court, Broadview Six Tossed On Prosecutor Malfeasanc...

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: $3M Sanction + Ethics...

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

Court of Chancery Publishes Guidelines for Civility and Emphasizes Delaware Tradition of Collegiality and Professionalis...

Last week, the Delaware Court of Chancery published its Guidelines on Attorney Civility (the “Guidelines”), to emphasize the “inveterate tradition of collegiality that remains a ha...

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law360.com /2 weeks ago

Ill. Law Firm MSO Bill Clashes With Court Power, Ethics Rules

An Illinois bill prohibiting law firms from certain business arrangements with management service organizations, sent to the governor for signature last week, encroaches upon the c...

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blog.bluestonelawfirm.com /1 week ago

Pro-Se Attorneys and Judiciary Law 487

There are limits on when a Judiciary Law 487 claim applies, and Nimkoff v Waldbaum2026 NY Slip Op 04203 July 1, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department holds that one of them i...

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nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu /2 weeks ago

Amendment to Ethics Rule 1.10 and New Bulletin on Conflicts Involving Former Clients in Criminal Cases

A common issue that comes up in public defender offices is whether an attorney can ethically represent a particular client when a victim or witness in the current case is […] Read...

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law360.com /4 weeks ago

The Paradoxical Duty To Adopt AI When You Can't Bill For It

Both billing for hours saved using artificial intelligence and preserving billable time by not adopting AI may violate rules of professional conduct, but until bar associations' et...

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myshingle.com /1 month ago

Why Attorneys Can Ethically Use General-Purpose GenAI For Client Matters Without Redacting Everything

The claim that general-purpose AI platforms are categorically unsuitable for attorney use with client matters is wrong, not as a matter of opinion but as a matter of doctrine. The...

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wislawjournal.com /2 days ago

Lawyers continue to grapple with AI ethical issues

Lawyers continue to navigate ethical issues around generative AI use, guided by existing ABA Model Rules and evolving state regulations. The post Lawyers continue to grapple with A...

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myshingle.com /1 week ago

Goodbye Ratings, Hello Benchmarks: If Legal Tech Can Benchmark Attorneys, Shouldn’t  Attorneys Be Able To Ethically Benc...

The legal profession needs to understand what benchmarks are, how they work, and whether existing ethics rules are equipped to handle them. The post Goodbye Ratings, Hello Benchmar...

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abovethelaw.com /1 month ago

Legal Ethics Sure Can Get Sticky

Get scared by Max Cady again in the remake. The post Legal Ethics Sure Can Get Sticky appeared first on Above the Law.

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realestatenews.com /1 week ago

NAR’s Code of Ethics is powerful — when we uphold it

In law, practicing beyond your competence can cost you your license. In real estate, it’s a go if the client consents — and disclosure remains optional.

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