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TLIE Top Tip: Amendments to Rule 5.05, Unauthorized Practice of Law and the Remote Practice of Law

In December 2020, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility published Formal Opinion 495 regarding Lawyers Working Remotely. It recognized that the…
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TLIE Top Tip: Amendments to Rule 4.03, Dealing with Unrepresented Persons

It is not uncommon for an attorney to represent a client in a legal matter opposite an individual who is pro se.  It has…
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TLIE Top Tip: New Subsections to Rule 3.09, Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor

Consistent with ABA Model Rule 3.8, the Texas Supreme Court adopted three new subsections to Rule 3.09 addressing a prosecutor’s post-conviction obligation to disclose…
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TLIE Top Tip: New Rule 1.18, Duties to Prospective Clients: Part 2

Last week we discussed what duties are owed to someone who qualifies as a prospective client pursuant to new Rule 1.18. This week we…
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TLIE Top Tip: New Rule 1.18, Duties to Prospective Clients: Part 1

In June 2021, the Texas Professional Ethics Committee issued Opinion 691 which discussed an attorney’s duty to prospective clients, as well as when a…
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Generative AI: Exploring Recommendations for Responsible and Ethical Usage

Artificial intelligence joined legal practice with the advent of autocorrect, text editors, electronic discovery, search tools, and chatbots. Now it supplements most lawyers’ toolboxes,…
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TLIE Top Tip: New Rule 1.10, Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: Part 2

Similar to ABA Model Rule 1.10, Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct 1.10(a)(2) now allows a firm to proceed with the representation of a…
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TLIE Top Tip: New Rule 1.10, Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: Part 1

In general, new Rule 1.10 tells us that if any lawyer in a firm has a conflict, then that conflict will be imputed to the entire…
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TLIE Top Tip: Amended Rule 1.09(b) & (c), Conflicts of Interest with a Former Client: Part 2

Amended Rule 1.09(b), which has been totally rewritten, addresses situations when lawyers move between firms. It operates to disqualify a lawyer who has moved…
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TLIE Top Tip: Amended Rule 1.09(a) Conflicts of Interest with a Former Client: Part 1

Rule 1.09 received a complete overhaul and will be examined across two TLIE Top Tips.  Rule 1.09(a) prohibits a lawyer from taking on a new…
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TLIE Top Tip: Rule 1.08 Doing Business with a Client

Today’s Top Tip continues our series discussing the new and amended Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Rule 1.08 received a substantial rewrite while retaining its…
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TLIE Top Tip: New Rule 5.01 Requirements for Managing and Supervisory Lawyers 

The recently-adopted changes to Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct 5.01 impose new requirements on lawyers regarding their oversight of other lawyers.  First, lawyers with managerial…
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TLIE Top Tip: New Terminology in the Rules – “Confirmed in Writing”

Last week, we highlighted the newly defined phrase “informed consent.” This week’s Top Tip layers “confirmed in writing” onto informed consent. It is critical,…
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TLIE Top Tip: New Terminology in the Rules – “Informed Consent”

Effective October 1, 2024, the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct will contain new terminology, including the definition of “Informed consent.”  It is important…
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TLIE Top Tip: Supreme Court of Texas Issues Order Adopting New Rules

In our August 1, 2024 Top Tip, we gave an update on the next steps regarding the Rules referendum that took place in April…
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TLIE Top Tip: Threatening a Grievance – Is It Ever a Good Idea?

Litigation and negotiation often get heated as lawyers zealously represent their clients’ interests. Sometimes, one lawyer may come to believe that his opposing counsel…
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TLIE Top Tip: Candor

Most lawyers know that they have a duty of candor to a tribunal, and this means they cannot misrepresent the law or the facts…
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TLIE Top Top: ABA Opinion 512 – Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools

Although many lawyers have been using artificial intelligence in their practices for years, e.g., doc review and contract analysis, generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is…
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TLIE wins Texas Lawyer “Best of” Poll 2024

For the fourteenth straight year, TLIE has won the Texas Lawyer Best of readers’ poll!  TLIE won in the following categories: Professional Liability Insurance…
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TLIE Top Tip: Next Steps in the Rules Referendum

In our March 2024 article, we discussed the 2024 Rules Referendum regarding 12 proposals for changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. …
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TLIE Top Tip: Should I Stay, or Should I Go, Part II

Previously, in Part I of our TLIE Top Tip: Should I Stay or Should I Go, we discussed the requirement that clients who follow…

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