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Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure Program Improved Access To Justice For Tort Victims And Possibly Large Companies

Above The Law

In 2020, the Arizona Supreme Court established its Alternative Business Structure (ABS) program which allows nonlawyers to have an economic interest or decision making authority in a law firm. A few days ago, the Big Four accounting firm KPMG applied for Arizonas ABS license.

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Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center

Diane Drain

Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center at the Arizona Bankruptcy Court. Its grantee organizations serving Arizona include the Community Legal Services, Southern Arizona Legal Aid (SALA), and the Window Rock-based DNA-Peoples Legal Services. Drain, P.A.

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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

Attorney at Work

QUESTION: I’m a solo practitioner with a general practice handling everything from real estate transactions to family law. Transitioning to flat fees means passing the reasonableness test and following local ethics guide rails. 91-2 & Formal Advisory Opinion No.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

The State of North Dakota Courts have a "Legal Self-Help Center" available at: [link] Legal research, small claims court, district court civil, juvenile court, guardianships, and conservatorships, landlords and tenants, family law, and name changes are major topics of the website.

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DivorceHelp123 Makes It As Easy As … Well … 1-2-3 For Family Lawyers to Intake Clients, Collect their Data, Generate Filings, Plan Scenarios, and More

LawSites

Attorneys practicing divorce and family law have certain basic needs. And although the name is “123,” the software is actually designed to track a five-step workflow that is core to most any family law practice. If you practice family law, give it a try for yourself. Add a new client.

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On the Road at the 2016 ABA Annual Meeting

LegalTalkNetwork

Professor James Hodge: Professor of Public Health Law and Ethics and Director of the Public Health Law and Policy Program at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. Kate Bally: Director of Labor and Employment Service, Practical Law at Thomson Reuters. Zika Virus.