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Discretion to grant or deny a continuance in a civil case when a party seeks to retain or change counsel

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April 15, 2013 at 8:25 am

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A Nonlawyer Who Holds a Power of Attorney May Not Engage in the Practice of Law

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March 20, 2013 at 4:30 pm

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A law firm may use a trade name so long as it describes the nature of the legal practice in terms that are accurate, descriptive, and informative, but not misleading, comparative, or suggestive of the ability to obtain results

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March 19, 2013 at 6:34 pm

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Competition for clients among attorneys must be conducted in adherence to the Rules of Professional Responsibility and the means used to induce a client may be neither improper nor wrongful

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March 16, 2013 at 2:59 pm

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A lawyer shall not participate in offering or making an agreement in which a restriction on the lawyer’s right to practice is part of the settlement of a controversy between private parties

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December 27, 2012 at 5:12 pm

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The existence of an attorney-client relationship

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December 9, 2012 at 4:06 pm

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An attorney who has discussed the possibility of forming an attorney-client relationship with a prospective client is barred from using or revealing that information even if no attorney-client relationship is ultimately formed

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October 19, 2012 at 3:51 pm

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Disqualification of counsel

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September 19, 2012 at 11:24 am

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Clients are often bound by their counsel’s inaction

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September 11, 2012 at 12:25 pm

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The advocate witness rule in federal court

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August 22, 2012 at 3:20 pm

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