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November Notes: Attorney Gets SLAPPed with Fees; California Bar Goes Splitsville
Be Very Sure it’s Defamation Before Suing. A Texas attorney – or former attorney, because he’s now been disbarred – is liable for over $100K in attorney’s fees after unsuccessfully suing a local newspaper…
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What if We Just “Certified” Lawyers Instead of Licensing Them?
Last week, I attended the FTC’s second Occupational Licensing Roundtable in Washington, D.C. The Roundtable – titled “The Effects of Occupational Licensure on Competition, Consumers, and the Workforce: Empirical Research and Results” – consisted of…
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LegalTech Startup TikD Sues Florida Bar
So the same day I ponder the question of ethics opinions and antitrust, a lawsuit gets filed against the Florida Bar – alleging antitrust violations related to, in part, an advisory ethics opinion! This will…
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Ethics Opinions and Antitrust
So a couple of weeks ago I was at the ABA’s Third Annual UPL School in Chicago – a gathering of those bar authorities dedicated to rooting out the unauthorized practice of law. And…
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October Notes: The Facebook Post that Cost an In-House Lawyer Her Job
In-House Lawyer Fired for Intemperate Facebook Post: Expressing a lack of sympathy for shooting victims based on their perceived political leanings isn’t a good look on anyone. So it’s no surprise that CBS lawyer…
