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Who are these people that ask these questions?

I like a well written, helpful ethics opinion as much as the next guy.  Probably more so, given the statistically low likelihood that anyone standing near me at a given time is also a male lawyer who commits a significant part of their practice to legal ethics and professional responsibility matters.  I think I’ve also […]

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Variations on two unfortunate, recurring situations.

Much has been written over the last few years about the risks for lawyers of increasingly sophisticated financial scams targeting them.  I’ve even written about the issue some in the past. Within the last 30 days or so, a “new” financial scam has gotten some publicity that should help real estate lawyers in particular to […]