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No Second Chance for Rationality After Second Circuit Ruling on Constitutionality of Jud. Code 470
After five years and three different courts, solo Ekaterina Schoenefeld’s challenge to the constitutionality of Jud. Law 470 has come to an unfortunate conclusion. A decision by the Second Circuit ruled that the Jud. Law 470 – which requires non-resident, New York-barred lawyers to maintain a bonafide office in the state while resident lawyers are…
Read MoreWhat Exit, New Jersey Ethics Regulators? The Last Century
If one were to ask New Jersey’s ethics regulators the popular native question, what exit?, the response would be ”the one that lets out at the turn of the century. The twentieth century, that is. Because what I can tell from the various New Jersey ethics advisory committees, regulators have their eyes planted firmly on…
Read MoreVirtual Firms on the Decline – Why??
According to the 2013 ABA Legal Technology Survey, virtual law practices are on the decline , reports Bob Ambrogi at his Law Sites Blog. The decrease isn’t particularly significant; the number of lawyers who describe their practice as virtual declined from 7 to 5 percent between 2012 and 2013, while the number of lawyers providing…
Read MoreTidbits Worth the Trip To ABA TechShow 2012
As my friend Matt Homann has said, the best and most interesting part of a conference happens outside of the conference. And even at ABA Tech Show, with some of the most high quality, substantive programming of any conference, Matt’s observation still holds true, with the personal connections taking place outside of the classroom sessions…
Read MoreA Solo Fought the Law and the Solo Won! NY Jud. Code 470 Found Unconstitutional!
Note: You can find the latest update regarding this post here: Solo Seeks to Challenge Archaic Bonafide Office Rules at the Supremes The wheels of justice grind slowly, but exceedingly fine. Nearly four years have passed since New-York barred, New Jersey residing attorney Ekaterina Schoenefeld refused to play scofflaw and ignore a valid law requiring only…
Read MoreThe ABA Makes A Play for Solos, but Should Solos Play With the ABA?
Update [7/22/2010] – I’ve spoken with some people about this post and I want to clarify that I was speaking about the ABA as an organization, and not about the staff, the section leaders or the people in the publications department. The folks who edited the Social Media for Lawyers book did amazing work, Jennifer…
Read MoreLet’s Make the Next Decade in the Legal Profession Less Disappointing Than the Last
On the dawn of a new decade in the legal profession, I should be excited about the future. As Bob Ambrogi optimistically writes, there is much to celebrate from a surge in startups, the upending of the WEXIS duopoly, and a push towards regulatory reforms to allow for outside ownership of law firms. Social media,…
Read MoreWalmart Law’s Noble Roots
Via Solo Practice University’s Susan Cartier-Liebel, I learned that $99 wills and have documents notarized — at least at two Walmart locations in Canada. The services are offered through Axess , a bonafide law Canadian law firm, through small branch offices located at the entrance of two Walmart stores. Currently, customer-clients can access Axess for…
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