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From the ABA Journal

Longtime legal tech leader Richard Granat finds a new challenge

March 14, 2018, 8:30 am CDT

Chicago solo files $1.1M defamation suit against ex-client for alleged 'legal predator' Yelp review

March 14, 2018, 8:00 am CDT

Lawyer who filed 500-plus copyright cases in federal court calls $10K sanction 'judicial error'

March 14, 2018, 7:00 am CDT

Revealing identity of $560M Powerball winner would be invasion of privacy, judge rules

March 13, 2018, 3:18 pm CDT

Website leads transgender Floridians through process of changing names and gender markers

March 13, 2018, 1:33 pm CDT

ABA expresses concern about Sessions' 'apparent intent' to close Access to Justice office

March 13, 2018, 12:18 pm CDT

Judge fails to see humor in N-word 'joke,' refuses to toss suit against Quinn Emanuel

March 13, 2018, 11:37 am CDT

Ritz-Carlton detainees were pressured to give assets to Saudis; BigLaw firm said to aid 1 transfer

March 13, 2018, 10:50 am CDT

Question of the Week

We want to hear from you

Have you ever felt you had to limit contact with a difficult client?

Lawyers can place limitations on their contact with difficult clients as long as the lawyer still “promptly informs and consults with the client on matters within the lawyer’s duty of communication,” the New York State Bar Association said in a recent ethics opinion.

The opinion came about after a lawyer inquired about how to handle a client who was “physically intimidating, verbally abusive, and often nonresponsive.” The blog Legal Ethics in Motion reported on the opinion.

This week, we’d like to ask you: Have you ever felt you had to limit contact with a difficult client? What were the circumstances? Did you end up withdrawing as counsel?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week’s question: What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever heard a judge say during proceedings?

Featured answer:

Posted by umgrizz:
Judge (spontaneously): “Sustained.”
Bewildered defense attorney: “I’m sorry, your honor, was there an objection?”
Judge: “No, there wasn’t, but there should have been one. And if there had been one I would have sustained it. So, SUSTAINED! Now move on.”

In the Magazine

From the March 2018 issue

Garner on Words: Judicial Illogic

A Dickensian character's nonsensical pronouncements

On Well-Being: Voices in My Head

Learn to quiet the inner critic and its impossible demands

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Legal Ethics in Motion

Student commentary on ethical issues affecting the legal community in the digital age, exploring topics such as social media and technology.