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How Lawyers Should Respond to Cognitive Decline in a Client

Attorney at Work

For lawyers, the Rules of Professional Conduct demand that we keep client confidence ( ABA Model Rule 1.6 ) while maintaining a normal client-lawyer relationship ( Rule 1.14(a) Few lawyers are medical professionals, qualified to make a diagnosis, let alone properly spot the signs of a true cognitive issue. As Model Rule 1.14(a)

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Over 50 Bar Organizations Stand Up For The Rule Of Law

Above The Law

government can punish lawyers and law firms who represent certain clients or punish judges who rule certain ways. From American Bar Association : We support the right of people to advance their interests in courts of law when they have been wronged. We reject the notion that the U.S.

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White supremacist sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for planning to blow up Colorado synagogue

JURIST

The US District Court for the District of Colorado on Friday sentenced white supremacist Richard Holzer to 19.5 years in prison for the federal hate crime of planning to blow up the Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado. ” Holzer’s defense lawyers had argued that he has renounced his racist views.

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Lawyer gets stayed suspension for fake blog comments

ABA Journal

Updated: A Colorado lawyer has received a stayed 60-day suspension for posing as a judge and a former deputy district attorney in blog comments last…

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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

Attorney at Work

Lawyer flat fee billing can be tricky. ANSWER: While most lawyers and clients are accustomed to the traditional billable hour, other pricing options do exist. Table of contents What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? These include fixed fees, alternative fee structures, and contingency fees, among others.

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“Colorado Attorney General’s Office lawyers knew about judicial misconduct memo; Whether they could, should or did tell Attorney General, other authorities is unclear”

HowAppealing

Colorado Attorney General’s Office lawyers knew about judicial misconduct memo; Whether they could, should or did tell Attorney General, other authorities is unclear”: David Migoya has this front page article in today’s edition of The Denver Post.

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Colorado Loses Again, Has To Pay 303 Creative’s Legal Fees

Above The Law

The post Colorado Loses Again, Has To Pay 303 Creative’s Legal Fees appeared first on Above the Law. Shame they can't "Free Speech" their way out of this tab.

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