Beware of Common Ethical Blindspots
Building and maintaining a law practice requires hard work, even more so for solo practitioners and small firms where attorneys juggle business development, advertising, human resources, billing, [...]
Lawyer Trust Accounts—An Ounce of Prevention is Worth More Than a Pound of Cure!
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin’s oft-repeated advice from 1735 still rings true 287 years later. Although Franklin was referring to fire prevention methods [...]
5 tips for Client Communication – Model Rule 1.4 updates confirm “early and often” is best.
I was recently conducting a CLE seminar on Risk Management, Legal Ethics and Professional Liability for a local Bar Association. When we started discussing updates to Georgia Rule of [...]
Douglas Chandler Provides Commentary for the Daily Report
The Daily Report sought Douglas Chandler’s viewpoints for their March 29 article on the Losey v. Prieto legal malpractice case (12EV104260): “Ex-Client Sues Lawyers for [...]