Ben Cowgill’s Legal Ethics Newsletter posted some jewels about internet journalism, Law-related blogs: following in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson: If Thomas Jefferson were alive today, there can be little doubt that he would have a law-related blog. He loved to write. He loved to share information and ideas with other people. He once said...Read More

Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips Blog site of the week is the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility’s online resource center. Jim says “(T)he ABA Center for Professional Responsibility homepage provides free ethics and professionalism resources for lawyers, such as an online version of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, links to many ethics and professionalism...Read More

“We generally impose a public reprimand when a sexual relationship develops during an attorney-client relationship if the affair is legal and consensual and has not compromised client interests,” the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, publicly reprimanding divorce lawyer David Engler. He had sex two times with the client, withdrew, and gave her all her money...Read More

The ABA Section of Family Law has adopted Civility Standards which apply to clients, to the court, and to opposing counsel.Read More

The recent New Jersey ethics opinion is gathering steam in the online discussions. The latest announcement of “super” lawyers is from the Family Law News in which it is announced that the San Francisco magazine has recently proclaimed that many collaborative lawyers are among the Super Lawyers of San Francisco.Read More

From The Art of Divorce, representing both parties leads to attorney discipline. Just as I was about to say “duh?”, along came an AAML listserve discussion on setting aside an agreement drafted by a mutually retained lawyer. Just say no!Read More

We occasiionally see clients consulting divorce lawyers for the purpose of creating a conflict and thus limiting a spouse’s choice of attorneys. That’s one of the reasons we do not talk with prospective clients until we meet and why we charge our usual fee for an initial consultation. Apparently New Jersey has decided that a...Read More