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Comments Off on Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part 4
By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 11, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this sudden and radical transformation of the legal profession creates new risk management challenges for...
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Comments Off on Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part 3
By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 6, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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Comments Off on Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part 2
By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 4, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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Comments Off on Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part 1
By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on April 29, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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Comments Off on D.C. Unauthorized Practice Opinion Gives Lawyers Comfort During COVID-19
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published on March 25, 2020. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, lawyers across the country are now working from home. For many lawyers across the country, this may mean that they are physically located in...
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Comments Off on NYCLA REPORT ENCOURAGES LEGAL MATCHING SERVICES BY PROPOSING COMMON SENSE ETHICS RULES CHANGES
By Ronald C. Minkoff — This article was originally published on March 29, 2020. On March 3, 2020, the New York County Lawyers’ Association issued a detailed report (the “NYCLA Report”) on for-profit online legal matching services (“FPLMSs”)....
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Comments Off on Judge Sanctions Lawyer for Gratuitous Objections, Failing to Prepare Witness for Deposition
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published March 31, 2020. As the Four Seasons taught us, Silence is Golden. One of the lawyers in EC Marine Logistics LLC v. DeQuincy Richard (2:19-cv-11149 E.D.La.), recently learned this lesson the...
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Comments Off on A Major Decision on New York Judiciary Law Section 487: Court of Appeals Limits Statute’s Reach
By John B. Harris — This article was originally published on April 1, 2020. Judiciary Law Section 487(1) provides a potent remedy for litigants who believe a lawyer in their case engages in “fraud and deceit” with the intention of deceiving “the...
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Comments Off on COVID-19 Updates for New York Lawyers
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published December 1, 2020. UPDATED December 1, 2020 The developments surrounding COVID-19 are rapidly changing. Below is a quick reference guide and links to resources for New York lawyers trying to...
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Comments Off on Once More Unto the Breach: A Timely Lawsuit Raises Questions About the Duty to Notify Clients of a Data Breach
By Nicole Hyland and James Mariani — This article was originally published April 2, 2020. Late last week, news broke that Hiscox Insurance filed a lawsuit against Warden Grier LLP over the firm’s alleged failure to notify Hiscox of a data breach....
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