Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Jul. 25, 2019
Technology, it is a-changin'
The recently released report from the State Bar Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services provides a window into what may lie ahead in the very near future for California practitioners.
David M. Majchrzak
Partner
Rosing Pott & Strohbehn
Litigation, Legal Ethics
501 W Broadway A380
San Diego , CA 92101-3584
Email: dmajchrak@rosinglaw.com
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
David practices in the areas of legal ethics and litigation of professional liability claims.
Heather L. Rosing
Founding Partner
Rosing Pott & Strohbehn
Legal Malpractice (Specialist), Business Law
501 W Broadway, A380
San Diego , CA 92101
Phone: (619) 990-5566
Email: hrosing@rosinglaw.com
Northwestern Univ School of Law
Heather serves as the chairperson of the Legal Ethics and Law Firm Risk Management Practice Group, as well as the Lawyers and Accountants Practice Group. She is an appointed advisor to the State Bar of California's Rules Revision Commission.
Several California ethics opinions -- both at the county and state level -- conclude that lawyers have an obligation to be aware of developments in technology and to be knowledgeable about the technology they employ. Indeed, these mirror the provisions in Comment [8] of Model Rule 1.1 which, at least to date, has not been expressly incorporated in California's Rules of Professional Conduct. Doing so, benefits both lawyers and their clients in that the former presumpti...
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