This program was featured in the 2009 Nuts & Bolts: Basic Litigation Skills-Essential Tools for Lawyers on January 22, 2009. William K. Mills is a founding partner of Parker Shumaker Mills LLP, and ...

Although the ABA has attempted to bring some uniformity with its promulgation of Model Rules, most of them have not been adopted by all states in the same form, leading to some dramatic differences.

A year into the pandemic, the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility published ABA Opinion 498, providing guidance on how lawyers can comply with the Rules of Professional ...

The business of law is evolving. Today, management services organizations (MSOs) for law firms are becoming an increasingly attractive tool to allow lawyers and law firms the ability to leverage ...

Attorneys owe a fiduciary duty of loyalty and good faith to their clients, among others, which requires them to act solely for the client’s benefit. If an attorney violates this duty by engaging in ...

Most professions have a code of ethics which provides guidance regarding the scope of practice and the boundaries for practicing within a profession. The code is enforceable as well as aspirational.

Internationally educated lawyers who want to practice law in the U.S. must verify minimum legal education requirements, pass the bar examination in the jurisdiction where they will be working, and ...

Artificial intelligence is becoming a normal part of legal practice. What used to be a slow shift has turned into a rapid ...