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Federal Court in Texas Affirms Dismissal of Negligence and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against a Law Firm, But Revives Aiding and Abetting Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
May 9, 2019
New California Ethics Opinion Addresses Whether There is a Duty to Disclose Ethics Consultation to Clients
Lawyers for the Profession®
May 2, 2019
Fifth Circuit Declines to Broaden Exceptions to Attorney Immunity in Stanford Ponzi Scheme Litigation
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 29, 2019
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Discusses Wisconsin Supreme Court's MacLeish Decision
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 24, 2019
A new method to phish you—a wireless voicemail message
Cyber Alert
April 23, 2019
Watch Your Domain Extensions (Who does that email REALLY come from?)
Cyber Alert
April 18, 2019
Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines Invitation to Broaden Legal Malpractice Liability to Non-Client Will Beneficiaries
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 17, 2019
Defeating Direct Deposit Phishing Attacks
Cyber Alert
April 16, 2019
Sixth Circuit Affirms that Expert Testimony is Necessary to Establish Attorney's Standard of Care and Breach
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 15, 2019
Protect Yourself and Your Firm Against Password Spray Attacks
Cyber Alert
April 9, 2019
Advocacy Statements Made by Attorney Cannot Later Be Used as Admissions in Legal Malpractice Action
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 4, 2019
Fifty-Percent Owner of Partnership Has Standing to Seek Disqualification of Partnership Counsel to Protect Partnership Interests
Lawyers for the Profession®
March 28, 2019
Description of "Client" in Outside Counsel Guidelines Prohibits Representation Adverse to Affiliates of Firm's Current Client
Lawyers for the Profession®
March 21, 2019
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds Judge's Undisclosed Facebook Friendship with Litigant is Objectively Bias and Violates Due Process
Lawyers for the Profession®
March 13, 2019
Guarding Against the Chinese Domain Name Email Scam
Cyber Alert
March 8, 2019
Florida Court Holds Insurer Lacks Standing to Sue Defense Counsel for Legal Malpractice
Lawyers for the Profession®
March 1, 2019
GDPR White Paper Reviews Risk Management Issues for U.S. Law Firms
Hinshaw Alert
February 25, 2019
Colorado Supreme Court Holds That Plaintiff Must Bear Burden of Proving Collectibility in Legal Malpractice Actions
Lawyers for the Profession®
February 15, 2019
How to Guard Against Impersonation Phishing Attacks
Cyber Alert
February 12, 2019
Owners of Apple Devices Like iPhones Advised to Turn Off FaceTime App Until Apple Issues a Patch
Cyber Alert
January 29, 2019
No Harm, No Foul: Disqualification Not Warranted When City Attorney Obtained Privileged, But Irrelevant, Communications During Internal Affairs Investigation
Lawyers for the Profession®
January 25, 2019
Fifth Circuit Affirms Broad Scope of Attorney Immunity Defense in Legal Malpractice Case
Lawyers for the Profession®
January 10, 2019
Illinois Appellate Court Reaffirms Necessity of Proving "But For" Causation in Transactional Malpractice Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
January 8, 2019
Collateral Estoppel Slams Door on Malpractice Action Spawned by Another Malpractice Action
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 21, 2018
The Marriott Breach: What to do if Your Information Has Been Compromised
Cyber Alert
December 21, 2018
Illinois Court Declines to Adopt "Continuous Course of Treatment Doctrine" in Accountant Malpractice Claims
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 19, 2018
California Attorneys Must Obtain Client's Signed Understanding of Mediation Confidentiality, Effective January 1, 2019
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 3, 2018
What a Famous Hip-Hop Artist Can Teach About Cyber Security
Cyber Alert
November 27, 2018
In Florida, Facebook Friendship Alone is Insufficient to Disqualify Judge
Lawyers for the Profession®
November 16, 2018
Avoid Becoming Another Hacking Statistic: A Primer on Foreign Domain Extensions
Cyber Alert
November 8, 2018
Important Wins on Behalf of Debt Collection Industry
October 29, 2018
California District Court Applies California's New Rule of Professional Conduct to Disqualify Firm from Representation
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 22, 2018
Avoiding Social Engineering Scams
Cyber Alert
October 16, 2018
Your Mobile is Not Just a Phone — It's a Handheld Mini-Computer Subject to Attack
Cyber Alert
October 11, 2018
Beware of Potential "Vishing" Scams
Cyber Alert
October 9, 2018
Law Firm Retained to Represent LLC Owes No Duty to Owner or Officer of LLC
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 2, 2018
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Hospital Property Tax Exemption Law
Health Care Alert
September 24, 2018
California Court Holds Plaintiff Must Only Prove Attorney Was "Substantial Factor" of Loss, Not "But For" Causation
Lawyers for the Profession®
September 20, 2018
Illinois Appellate Court Ruling Clarifies Extent of Privilege Under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act
Health Care Alert
September 18, 2018
Financing Arrangements Between a Lawyer and Litigation Funder Contingent on Recovery of Legal Fees Violates Prohibition on Fee Sharing with Non-Lawyers in New York Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 5.4(a)
Lawyers for the Profession®
September 13, 2018
Illinois EPA Opens First Round of Funding for Projects Related to the VW Settlement
September 13, 2018
Law Firms Must Disclose Current Conflict of Interest, But May Still Be Entitled to Fees for Services After Failure To Do So
Lawyers for the Profession®
September 10, 2018
Federal Reserve Revises its Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement by Increasing the Asset Limit to $3 Billion
Hinshaw Alert
September 6, 2018
Utah Supreme Court Vacates an Award of Non-Economic Damages Arising from a Legal Malpractice Action
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 27, 2018
Absent "Special Circumstances," An Insurance Agent Owes No Duty to Ensure Adequate Insurance Coverage
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 17, 2018
Avvo Shuts Down its Legal Services Product in Wake of Ethics Opinions Warning Attorneys Not to Participate
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 14, 2018
Establishing Attorney's Breach of Duty Requires Expert Witness Testimony
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 9, 2018
Personal Information is being used in a New Cyber Extortion Scam
Cyber Alert
August 1, 2018
New York Implements State and City Laws Further Expanding Employee Protections
July 26, 2018
Jury Rejects Claim that Law Firm Committed Malpractice by failing to Advise Former Client to Tender Claim to Insurer for Employment Discrimination Suit
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 25, 2018
Last Chance to Disclose to IRS?
July 19, 2018
How the Opioid Crisis affects your Estate Planning
July 19, 2018
Thought you escaped the GDPR? California Enacts Comprehensive Privacy Law
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 19, 2018
CWA Liability Expanded to Include Migrating Groundwater Contamination with a "Direct Hydrologic Connection" to Jurisdictional Surface Waters
July 10, 2018
Municipal Liability for Police Employment Reference that Hides History of Unconstitutional Conduct
July 10, 2018
Florida Appellate Court Rules Arbitration Clause in Retainer Agreement is Unenforceable because Client was not advised to Consider Hiring Independent Counsel
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 9, 2018
In Permitting New York AG Case Alleging Consumer Law Violations by Litigation Financiers to Proceed, Court Comments on Distinctions in Litigation Funding Arrangements
Lawyers for the Profession ®
July 3, 2018
California Adopts New Rules of Professional Conduct
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 12, 2018
South Carolina Supreme Court Holds that Insurer can sue Defense Attorney Retained to Represent its Insured
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 6, 2018
Lawyer's Alleged Intentional Misconduct Excluded from Professional Liability Coverage
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 6, 2018
Consider Resetting (or, at a minimum, Rebooting) Your Routers to Disable Latest Malware
Cyber Alert
June 4, 2018

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