Guidelines issued for lawyers’ use of client testimonials

An advisory opinion recently released by the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct addressed the use of client testimonials in advertisements for legal services. The new opinion withdrew two of the board’s prior opinions and assessed whether a lawyer may use client testimonials to promote his or her services under the current Rules of Professional Conduct [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:03:41-04:00Friday, October 21, 2016|
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Court rules that incompetent attorney can’t be held liable for client’s unpaid taxes

The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit recently ruled that an estate can be held liable for failing to pay taxes that a hired attorney failed to file. The ruling released on Thursday is in keeping with the court’s precedent that incompetent attorneys or financial advisers cannot be to blame when taxes [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:05:46-04:00Tuesday, September 27, 2016|
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