online client communication Archives

Ethics Question for the Virtual Attorney

By Stephanie Kimbro | May 2, 2008 | Ethics | 2 Comments

Practicing online I often receive this question as an ethics challenge to my virtual practice: How can you be sure that the person you are communicating with online is really person you are drafting the documents for? Because I handle estate planning, attorneys who operate more traditional practices express specific concern about the power of […] ...READ MORE

Unsecure Law Office Emails – Not the Only Way to Talk to Clients Online

By Stephanie Kimbro | January 20, 2008 | Confidentiality, eLawyering, Ethics, Practice Management | Leave a Comment

Ross Kodner of Ross Ipsa Loquitur posted sections of an interview with his state’s bar journal about the state of legal technology. Predictably, the question of security in legal technology came up here. As Kodner discusses, email communications are unsecure and to help with the potential ethics violations, he recommends that attorneys let their clients […] ...READ MORE