A proposed ethics opinion by the NC State Bar covers the review and use of metadata.  The proposed opinion dated January 22, 2009 states the following conclusion, …a lawyer must use reasonable care to prevent the disclosure of confidential client information hidden in metadata when transmitting an electronic communication and a lawyer who receives an [...]

Over the past month, I have spoken with several attorneys who want to open virtual law practices.  They are approaching their state bars to get the go-ahead before hanging the virtual shingle.  If you live in Texas, Maryland or Georgia, you may want to keep an eye out for opinions from your state bar authorities [...]

While each state’s bar has different rules governing their attorneys, I suspect that many of the rules of professional conduct and ethics opinions are similar. The NC State Bar was one of the first to address virtual law practice. On January 20, 2006, the NC State Bar adopted the 2005 Formal Ethics Opinion 10 (Ethics [...]