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Litigation & Arbitration,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Apr. 4, 2025

Zooming into a new world of litigation

Zoom has streamlined legal proceedings but brings technical glitches, ethical risks, and poor dress codes, undermining the professionalism and effectiveness of complex cases.

Eric J. Dubin

Plaintiff's Attorney and Vice President
Innocence OC

19200 Von Karman Ave
Irvine , CA 92612

Phone: (949) 477-8040

Email: edubin@dubinlaw.com

Zooming into a new world of litigation
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Welcome to the new era of looking good from the waist up. Has anybody heard the urban myth story of the Los Angeles Superior Court judge who demands his Zoom participants on the morning calendar to stand up on camera? How many of us unsuspected "video check-ins" would get caught in our favorite pair of alma mater sweatpants or shorts? Jeffrey Toobin could have faced some serious prison time.

 Gone are the days ...

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