Newsletters, 2010

Please note that effective July 15, 2009 the Kentucky Supreme Court promulgated an extensive revision of the Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct. Newsletters predating this revision that cite the Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct must be cross-checked with the 2009 Rules for changes that could alter the information included in the newsletter or article.

Fall 2010 - Volume 21, Issue 4 ( PDF)

• The Social Media and Lawyer Risk Management
• Client Files – Risk Managing Client E-Mail
• Avoiding Fee Disputes – When Are Advance Fees Earned?
• ABA House of Delegates Approves New Model Rules for Client Trust Account Recordkeeping

Summer 2010 - Volume 21, Issue 3 ( PDF)

• Kentucky Supreme Court Expands Malpractice Exposure for Claims by Minors
• More Evidence that the Government Will Aggressively Go after Lawyers Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP)
• ERISA Health Plan Recovers $38,899 of Ohio Personal Injury Lawyer's Fee
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules that it is Ineffective Assistance of Counsel not to Inform a Noncitizen Client that a Guilty Plea May Lead to Deportation

Spring 2010 - Volume 21, Issue 2 ( PDF)

• Latest News From the Malpractice Front
  • The Insurance Marketplace
  • Law Firm Breakups
  • Lateral Hire Risk Management
  • Suing Clients for Fees
  • Lawyer Scams
• 2010 Annual Policyholders' Meeting
• Temprary Changes to FDIC Insurance Coverage for IOLTA Accounts

Winter 2010 - Volume 21, Issue 1 ( PDF)

• Lawyers Mutual Now Offers Court Bonds Through the Lawyers Mutual Insurance Agency
• Risk Managing Aggregate Settlements
• You Have Eight Weeks To File Suit in a High Dollar Case But Can't Find Your Client! What Do You Do Now?
• It is Always Good to Hear From a Satisfied Lawyer We Insure
• Client Files Cannot be Held Hostage in a Fee Dispute. Kentucky Law Has a Charging Lien But Not a Retaining Lien