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View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. The Ethics Committee voted to publish 2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 6 at its meeting on July 25, 2014. The opinion examines the issue of a lawyer offering her services to a nonprofit organization on a volunteer basis. Members of the nonprofit organization would have the opportunity to consult with the lawyer concerning their legal questions. The members would also have the option to retain the lawyer to represent them in personal matters, thus
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View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. Editor’s Note: At its meeting on July 17, 2015, the Ethics Committed voted to withdraw this opinion, and offer a substitute opinion. The substitute opinion can be found here. During its quarterly meeting on July 25, 2014, the Ethics Committee voted to publish 2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 5. This opinion examines the issue of a client posting information on a social media website that could be used to impeach the client or could otherwise be
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View proposed ethics opinion in full here This alternative to 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 14 would restrict a lawyer completely from representing both the lender and borrower in a commercial real estate closing. This opinion takes the proposition that there are no instances in which common representation can be consented to in this type of transaction. Citing again to Rule 1.7, the opinion explains that common representation in a commercial real estate closing involves a concurrent
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Ertle Knox Chavis was disbarred on January 23, 2015 by the Disciplinary Hearing Commission (DHC) pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-28(b)(2) for violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. The DHC found that Chavis violated Rule 1.15 (and its subparts 1.15-1, 1.15-2, and 1.15-3) by (1) failing to deposit client payments into the trust account and instead using those funds for his own purposes, (2) failing to promptly deposit trust funds into the general trust accounts, (3) benefiting from
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Sam Drewes Ryan was transferred to consensual inactive status in 2013 due to health concerns. At that time a trustee was appointed to oversee her law practice. The North Carolina State Bar completed an audit of Ryan’s trust and fiduciary accounts and found them to be in good order. In addition, the Lawyers Assistance Program (LAP) and Ryan’s counselor testified that she was fit to return to the practice of law. Considering these factors, Judge W. Allen Cobb, Jr., Senior
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View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here The Ethics Committee voted to publish 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 14 for comment at its meeting on October 24, 2014. This opinion was published along with an alternative due to the split in opinion on whether a lawyer can represent multiple parties to a commercial real estate loan closing. This opinion and its alternative reach different conclusions. The first proposed opinion was adopted at the Committee’s meeting on January 23, 2015. Under
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Employees working for private companies have limited options for pursuing their employers over Facebook-related firings.
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Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke are not the first musicians to get into legal trouble for copying another artist's work, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Young v. UPS on March 25, 2015.
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In an ongoing class action lawsuit, Uber drivers challenge the line between employee and independent contractor.
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Two employees who were fired by the City of Charlotte for Facebook posts may have First Amendment claims.
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High achieving students who meet certain other requirements will soon have the option to apply to law school without taking the Law School Admission Test.
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Sometimes imitation is no longer a form of flattery.
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The Children In Families First Act (CHIFF) fails to adequately adhere to existing international law or protect the interests of unparented children abroad.
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Enter an article in the Campbell Law Observer Law and Medicine Writing Contest for a chance to win the $1,000 top prize.
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