Ethics Column: Intra-Law Firm Attorney-Client Privilege ~ By Alec Rothrock
In the late 1980s, the idea of an attorney–client privilege between lawyers within the same law firm was considered novel. That is not the case anymore.…
Read articleEthics Column ~ Use of the Client Trust Account: What Not to Do ~ By Amy DeVan
I often tell people that I went to law school because I graduated from college with a degree in history, and there was no math on…
Read articleReflections on My New iPad: The Ethical Implications of Technology ~ By James S. Bailey
Congratulate me — my New Year brings me a new iPad. As I begin the process of preparing my iPad for its new life and workload,…
Read articleCheck Your Policy: Disciplinary Defense Insurance “Coverage” ~ By Alec Rothrock
Many lawyers do not know that legal malpractice insurance policies usually provide money for hiring a lawyer to defend them against a disciplinary complaint. When lawyers…
Read articleEngagement Retainers: Handle with Care ~ By Alec Rothrock
Engagement retainers are dangerous in the wrong hands and are only appropriate in specific circumstances. All too often, Colorado lawyers label an advance payment of attorney…
Read articleFlat Fees: You Are Only Limited by Your Creativity (And Your Oath) ~ By Chip Mortimer
I recently finished renovating a home. The financial arrangement with my contractor was simple. After paying a deposit for the materials, I paid the contractor fixed…
Read articleHow Regulators Are Blocking the Flat-Fee Revolution ~ By Keith Lewis
Clients love flat fees because of the cost certainty that they bring. One of the most common complaints about lawyers is the…
Read article“Judges Are Not Politicans”: US Supreme Court Upholds Florida Law Prohibiting the Personal Solicitation of Campaign Funds by Judicial Candidates ~ By Charles C. Hall
Colorado sidesteps many of the problems inherent in judicial elections by using merit-based selection for the appointment of trial and appellate judges. In merit selection, judges…
Read articleFirst Amendment Legend Relinquishing Ownership of Legendary Tattered Cover Book Stores ~ By Keith Lewis
Fifteen years ago, Joyce Meskis, Owner of the Tattered Cover Book Store since 1974, stood up to federal and local law enforcement to defend the First…
Read articleRules for a Civilized Law Firm Departure
Formal Opinion 116 of the Colorado Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee (cobar.org) is an excellent guide to the legal ethics considerations surrounding a lawyer’s…
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