Outsourcing not out of bounds, LEO says 
By Alan Cooper
Published: October 8, 2010
Tags: Ethics, Law Office Management, Legal Ethics Opinion, Virginia State Bar
Whether a law firm is outsourcing work across the street or around the globe, the ethics issues are the same, according to Virginia State Bar Ethics Counsel James McCauley. Firms may not want it known that they have shipped legal work beyond U.S. borders. But overseas outsourcing is driving the discussion that prompted VSB staff [...]
When just handing them your card won’t do
By Peter Vieth
Published: September 16, 2010
Tags: Ethics, Practice Tips, Virginia State Bar
Sometimes lawyers on the social circuit field questions that start as, “I’ve got this friend.” Sometimes it’s not subterfuge, there really is a friend who needs legal advice. If the legal problem is in your community and you are qualified to help, the response is obvious – “Here’s my card.” It’s more difficult when the [...]
When cocktail party chatter turns legal, lawyers seek ‘safe harbor’
By Peter Vieth
Published: September 16, 2010
Tags: Attorneys, Ethics, Legal Ethics Opinion, Practice Tips, Virginia State Bar
It’s a scene familiar to every lawyer. You’re at a cocktail party, introduced all around, when someone asks what you do for a living. As soon as you acknowledge your profession, some stranger hits you with a legal question. As you chew the hors d’oeuvres, you ponder the line between friendly guidance and legal advice. [...]
VSB: A ‘proactive’ approach reduces advertising problems
By Peter Vieth
Published: August 9, 2010
Tags: Ethics, Legal Marketing, Virginia State Bar
The Virginia State Bar is casting a wider net as it looks for problems with lawyer advertising, according to VSB officials. Many lawyers who have never bought a television or print advertisement are being asked to submit advertising documents for review by the VSB. Such a “routine” review covers a lawyer’s Internet presence as well [...]
VSB takes second pass at in-person solicitation
By Alan Cooper
Published: May 10, 2010
Tags: Ethics, Virginia State Bar
The Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committee on Legal Ethics will try again to revise the Rule of Professional Conduct that governs in-person solicitation. The rule now prohibits only personal injury attorneys from such solicitations, but the committee published a proposed rule in March that would have extended the ban to all attorneys. A comment to [...]
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