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Can Lawyers Ethically Store and Transmit Client Info in the Cloud?

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Note that it is an incomplete list with Illinois and possibly others omitted.). As you know by now, especially if you live in one of the over 30 states that has adopted it, ABA Model Rule 1.1 You just need to take reasonable due diligence to know it is secure. Likewise, Model Rule 1.6(c) Due Diligence.

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Leaving Your Firm? Aim for a Joint Notice to Clients

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For example, you should not urge them to pack up their business; rather, you should let diligence in their matters steer your willingness and ability to continue providing legal services in their direction. About the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Again, see ABA Formal Op.

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Suing the International Finance Corporation, and Chicago police’s destroy-or-sell policy

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In the first Jam case, the Supreme Court ruled that the IFC did not have absolute immunity as an international organization, but only “restrictive immunity,” meaning that plaintiffs could sue the IFC for claims involving its commercial activity carried on in the United States, or they could sue if the IFC had waived its immunity.

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How Lawyers Should Respond to Cognitive Decline in a Client

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may seem harsh in tethering a lawyer to a matter when a client’s competency cannot allow for diligent representation. So, attorneys must not only provide sufficient information, but also try to reasonably evaluate the client’s comprehension of the information. Taking Protective Measures.

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