Practice Management

Ethics Opinions Related to Virtual Law Practice: Updates to Book Appendix

By slkimbro

Below is the start of a list of ethics opinions proposed or published by different state bars that relate to virtual law practice.  This is meant to update the full list in the appendix to my book which contains state-by-state, topical references to ethics and advisory opinion that involve different aspects of operating a virtual law office.   I will make every effort to add to this resource as I become aware of new developments.  For future reference, the permanent link to this post will be on the Book tab of the blog.

Alabama State Bar Ethics Op 2010-01 “The Unbundling of Legal Services and “Ghostwriting”"

Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, FEO 2010-200, ?Ethical Obligations on Maintaining a Virtual Office for the Practice of Law in Pennsylvania? (only published online for members of the PA Bar).

New York State Bar Association, Opinion 842, September 10, 2010 regarding online storage providers storing confidential client information.

State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, Formal Opinion Interim No. 08-0002, regarding third party storage of confidential client information.

Full post as published by Virtual Law Practice on October 29, 2010 (boomark / email).