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Ethical Obligations When Working Remotely
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LA 514
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LA 529:
Ethical Risks in Using Social Media
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OCBA 2005-01
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OCBA 2022-01
: Attorney Bios
San Diego County Bar Ethics Opinions
SD 2006-1
: Electronic communication technology revolution via computer networks and new opportunities for public access to legal services and for lawyers and law firms
SD 2011-2
: Has an attorney violated his ethical obligations by making an ex parte “friend” request to a represented party?
SD 2012-1
: What conditions, consistent with the California Rules of Professional Conduct and the State Bar Act, must an attorney meet to represent a client in litigation when that client regularly transmits and stores information digitally, including by email?
SDCBA 2013-3
: May an attorney ethically charge a client for providing in-house services such as secretarial overtime, photocopying, processing electronic discovery, electronic legal research, the cost of CDs, mileage and parking, meals, Federal Express and postage and long distance telephone?
SDCBA 2018-1
: May a lawyer market legal services to mass disaster victims through targeted advertisements connected with the use of social media?
SDCBA 2018-3
: To what extent may lawyers use a technology-assisted review to identify documents to be produced in response to demands for production requiring analysis of voluminous documents?
SDCBA 2019-1
: Under what conditions may lawyers provide electronic form-based products to customers?
SDCBA 2021-1
: In what circumstances may a lawyer join a networking group that is not registered with the State Bar of California as a licensed attorney referral service?
San Francisco County Bar Ethics Opinions
SF 2014-1
: May an attorney respond to a negative online review by a former client alleging incompetence but not disclosing any confidential information where the former client's matter has concluded? If so, may the attorney reveal confidential information in providing such a response? Does the analysis change if the former client's matter has not concluded?
SF 2021-1
: Is a lawyer, who is licensed in one or more jurisdictions but practices law remotely from another jurisdiction where the lawyer resides and is not licensed, engaged in the unauthorized practice of law?
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ABA Formal Opinion 11-459
: Duty to Protect the Confidentiality of E-mail Communications with One's Client
ABA Formal Opinion 11-460
: Duty when Lawyer Receives Copies of a Third Party's Email Communications with Counsel
ABA Formal Opinion 477R
: Securing Communication of Protect Client Information
ABA Formal Opinion 462
: Judge's Use of Electronic Social Networking Media
ABA Formal Opinion 465
: Lawyers' Use of Deal-of-the-Day Marketing Programs
ABA Formal Opinion 466
: Lawyer Reviewing Jurors' Internet Presence
ABA Formal Opinion 480
: Confidentiality Obligations for Lawyer Blogging and Other Public Commentary
ABA Formal Opinion 483
: Lawyers’ Obligations After an Electronic Data Breach or Cyberattack
ABA Formal Opinion 498
: Virtual Practice
ABA Formal Opinion 503
: “Reply All” in Electronic Communication
Alaska Bar Association 2016-1
: May a Lawyer Surreptitiously Track Emails and Other Documents Sent to Opposing Counsel
California Judges Association Judicial Ethics Committee Opinion 66
: Judges' Participation in Online Social Networking
Connecticut Informal Opinion 2013-07
: Cloud Computing
DC Bar Ethics Opinion 256 (1995)
: Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Material to Opposing Counsel
DC Bar Ethics Opinion 362 (2012)
: Nonlawyer Ownership of Discovery Service Vendors
Delaware Ethics Opinion 2008-2
: Use of the designation "Super Lawyer" or "Best Lawyer" on a lawyer's website or in an email solicitation
Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 00-4 (2000)
: Legal Services over the Internet
Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 12-3 (2013)
: Cloud Computing
Illinois State Bar Opinion 15-05 (2015)
: A law firm’s website may contain links to other websites of other businesses and/or organizations.
Maine Ethics Opinion 207
: The Ethics of Cloud Computing and Storage
Massachusetts Ethics Opinion 12-03 (2012)
: Google docs and cloud computing
Michigan Ethics Opinion RI-341 (2007)
: Lawyer named “Super Lawyer” may advertise it
Nebraska Ethics Advisory Opinion for Lawyers No. 17-03
: Digital Currencies such as Bitcoin as Payment
Nevada State Bar Formal Opinion No. 32
: Attorney-Client Relationship Following the Advent of the Internet and Electronic Means of Communication
New Hampshire Ethics Opinion 2012-13/4
: The Use of Cloud Computing in the Practice of Law
New York City Bar Formal Opinion 2001-1
: Obligations of Law Firm Receiving Unsolicited E-Mail Communications from Prospective Client
New York City Bar Formal Opinion 2010-2
: Obtaining Evidence From Social Networking Websites
New York City Bar Formal Opinion 2011-2
: Third-Party Litigation Financing
New York City Bar Formal Opinion 2012-2
: Jury Research and Social Media
New York City Bar Formal Opinion 2014-2
: Use of Virtual Law Office by New York Attorneys
New York City Bar Formal Opinion 2015-3
: Lawyers Who Fall Victim to Internet Scams
New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 842 (2010)
: Using an outside online storage provider to store client confidential information
New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 877 (2011)
: Permissible material on a firm’s website.
New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 888 (2011)
: Links on a lawyer's web site to other businesses
New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 915 (2012)
: Assuming relevant advertising rules are adhered to, a law firm's website may link to the website of a nonlegal entity, and vice versa.
New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 972 (2013)
: Listing in Social Media
New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 1025 (2014)
: Virtual law office; Advertising principal law office address
New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 1032 (2014)
: Responding to a former client's critical commentary on a website
New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 1062 (2015)
: Financing a law practice; crowdfunding websites
New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 1101 (2016)
: Advertising; dual practice; link from law firm's website to real estate brokerage information
North Carolina State Bar 2018 Formal Ethics Opinion 8
: Advertising Inclusion in Self-Laudatory List or Organization
Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline Opinion 2013-2
: Direct Contact with Prospective Clients: Text Messages
Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion 2005-107
: Unauthorized Practice of Law: Producing General Legal Information Tapes
Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion 2005-164
: Communicating with Represented Persons: Contact Through Web Sites and the Internet
Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion 2007-180
: Internet Advertising: Payment of Referral Fees
Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion 2011-187
: Competency: Disclosure of Metadata
Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion 2011-188
: Information Relating to the Representation of a Client: Third-Party Electronic Storage of Client Materials
Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion 2013-189
: Accessing Information about Third Parties Through a Social Networking Website
Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion 2010-200
: Ethical Obligations on Maintaining a Virtual Office for the Practice of Law in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion 2011-200
: Ethical Obligations for Attorneys Using Cloud Computing / Software as a Service while Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property
Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion 2014-200
: Lawyer's Response to Client's Negative Online Review
Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion 2014-300
: Ethical Obligations for Attorneys Using Social Media
Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion 2020-300
: Ethical Obligations for Lawyers Working Remotely
Philadelphia Bar Association Professional Guidance Committee Opinion 2015-6
: Attorney’s Fees and Crowdfunding
South Carolina Ethics Opinion 09-10 (2010)
: May a South Carolina lawyer claim his or her Company X website listing, including peer endorsements, client ratings, and Company X ratings? May a lawyer invite peers and clients to post comments and/or rate the lawyer?
Texas Ethics Opinion 2015-02 (2015)
: Social Media and Attorneys
Virginia State Bar Legal Ethics Opinion 1872 (2013)
: Virtual Law Office and Use of Executive Office Suites
Virginia State Bar Legal Ethics Opinion 1873 (2014)
: Continued Use of Former Firm Name in URL After Firm Name has Changed
Washington State Bar Ethics Opinion 2008 (2003)
: Inclusion of the logo for Best Lawyers in America and that the lawyer had the highest rating in advertisements
Washington State Bar Ethics Opinion 2070 (2004)
: Linking to the lawyer rating & directory company's independent attorney ratings on a firm's website
Washington State Bar Ethics Opinion 2215 (2012)
: Cloud Computing
Metadata Ethics Opinions Around the U.S.
, Comparison Table by ABA Law Practice Management Section
New York State Bar Report on the Ethical Implications of Third-Party Litigation Funding, April 2013
, Ethics Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association