Happy Monday!
Friday’s questions are here. The answers follow today’s Honor Roll.
Honor Roll
Welcome to Friday and the 261st legal ethics quiz!
Rules
Earlier this week, the Vermont Supreme Court approved several amendments to the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct. The Court’s order is here. Last spring, I recorded this video in which I summarized the proposed amendments. The new rules go into effect on November 14. Here’s a recap:
Rule 1.2 – Scope of Representation and
The theme of yesterday’s post was that “back to school” season means that it’s time to get “back to basics.” In it, I shared thoughts on competence, communication, confidentiality, conflicts, and candor.
Today, it’s time to get back to the basics of trust accounting. I know (all too well) that it’s nobody’s favorite topic. Still,
I meant to do this last week but forgot. At least that’s my initial argument. A fair and reasonable examination of the evidence might reveal that “I didn’t feel like blogging” is more accurate than “I forgot.”
Anyhow, it’s back to school season. Per usual, I’m marking the occasion with a post that, really, is
Happy Monday!
Thanks to all who wished the First Brother well! He made it from Dunmore to Gettysburg, where he’ll spend this week camping near the battleground before continuing the trek to Savannah on Friday.
Friday’s questions are here. The answers follow today’s Honor Roll.
Honor Roll
Welcome to Friday and the 260th #fiveforfriday legal ethics quiz!
I suppose I could concoct an intro that involves 260 or 8/26. Alas, that would require effort, an ingredient not exactly coursing through my veins this morning. I’m posting from the shores of Lake Dunmore, enjoying coffee and the late stages of the sunrise. Putting
My high school basketball coach expressed displeasure in various ways. There was one method that we feared the most. He didn’t use it often, but when he did, it was often the last time he had to use it with the offending player. Here’s how it worked.
Imagine that I did something egregious at practice.
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to discuss wellness. Today’s topic: tips on recognizing and responding to anxiety.
I’ll cut straight to the chase: I recommend The Legal Burnout Solution: How to Identify and Manage Attorney Anxiety. It’s by Cynthia Sharp and Rebecca Howlett and appears in the latest report from the ABA’s Solo
In February, I blogged about an advisory opinion in which the North Carolina State Bar addressed a lawyer’s professional responsibility to learn to identify a common trust account scam.[i] The opinion concluded that failing to recognize the scam violated the duties of competence and diligence. In doing so, the opinion cited to “the