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Proposed NC Ethics Opinion on Cloud Computing Returned to Subcommittee

Proposed NC Ethics Opinion on Cloud Computing Returned to Subcommittee

July 19, 2011 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

The Ethics Committee at the North Carolina State Bar voted to send the proposed formal ethics opinion 6 (FEO 6), entitled “Subscribing to Software as a Service While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property” back to the subcommittee to reconsider responses they received to inquiries #1 and #2. Both of these inquiries contained worrisome […] ...READ MORE
60 Sites in 60 Minutes from Practical Skills CLE

60 Sites in 60 Minutes from Practical Skills CLE

September 25, 2009 by Stephanie Kimbro

Last week I had the pleasure of co-presenting the final session for the North Carolina Bar Association’s Practical Skills CLE with Erik Mazzone and Lee Rosen.  The Practical Skills CLE is intended for recent law school graduates and attorneys who are transitioning into new practices or getting ready to hang their own shingle.  I’ve spoken […] ...READ MORE
20 of the 60 Tips in 60 Minutes

20 of the 60 Tips in 60 Minutes

September 7, 2009 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

The NC Bar Association held its Law Tech Expo this past week.  Erik Mazzone, the Director for the Center of Practice Management at the Bar, did a great job of reviving the Expo.  I look forward to this being an annual event for our Bar Association and anticipate its growth considering the important role that technology […] ...READ MORE
NC State Bar Journal Covers the Online Legal Professional

NC State Bar Journal Covers the Online Legal Professional

September 1, 2009 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

Attorneys practicing law online and licensed in North Carolina may be interested in checking out the fall issue of the North Carolina State Bar Journal.  Several of the articles in the issue cover topics related to attorneys creating online presences, including avoiding ethical risks for law firm websites and using social networking, such as Facebook, Twitter and blogging.  As with […] ...READ MORE
Update to Virtual Law Practice eBook

Update to Virtual Law Practice eBook

January 19, 2009 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

Please check out the latest, updated version of my free eBook, Practicing Law Online: Creating a Web-based Virtual Law Office.  Because the technology behind virtual law practice is changing at a rapid rate and because new state bar advisory opinions on the topic are starting to emerge, I plan on updating the eBook at least […] ...READ MORE
Assisting a Pro Se Litigant Online – Proposed NC State Bar 2008 Formal Ethics Op. 3

Assisting a Pro Se Litigant Online – Proposed NC State Bar 2008 Formal Ethics Op. 3

December 11, 2008 by Stephanie Kimbro Leave a Comment

The winter issue of the North Carolina State Bar’s Journal came out this week.  Of interest to attorneys practicing online with a virtual law practice, the Journal published the Proposed 2008 Formal Ethics Opinion 3, Assisting a Pro Se Litigant.  The proposed opinion had come out earlier this year but was only recently printed in […] ...READ MORE
State Bar Regulation of Online Lawyer Communication

State Bar Regulation of Online Lawyer Communication

December 3, 2008 by Stephanie Kimbro 5 Comments

I have been fielding questions lately about the recent lawsuit filed in Louisiana regarding the Louisiana State Bar’s new proposed Rules of Professional Conduct and how they may affect blogging and other online social networking.  Attorneys operating virtual law practices tend to use blogging and other online communities in their daily law practice for the purpose […] ...READ MORE

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