Friday, April 28, 2017 Today we issue two new ethics opinions. Opinion 17-01 When Lawyers Change Law Firms: Guidelines for Lawyers, Their Existing Law Firms, and Potential Future Law Firms. Opinion 17-02 When a Law Partner olds Public Office: Guidelines for the Conduct of Lawyers and their Law Firms When a Partner Holds […]
Thanks for attending the 2016 Best for Last CLE Webinar in December 2016. You will need the following activity numbers for your CLE report which is due March 10th: Each day has a separate activity number : 12-27 #250476 12-28 #250442 12-29 #250477
On Friday I had the pleasure of meeting with Professor Emily Hughes Professional Responsibility class. As promised, the class can download the paper I recently presented to the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers by accessing this LINK Thank You NICK CRITELLI
Funmi Oyeneyn was our 2013 Middle Temple Anglo-American Scholar. We are pleased to announce that Funm Oyeneyn, a barrister at the bar of England and Wales, is now a US lawyer at the New York Bar. Since her puillage in 2013 we have kept a continuing relationship with since her pupillage and have worked with her on […]
Emily Johnson UPDATE: Emily Johnson, our 2014 Middle Temple Anglo-American scholar is presesntly studying for the New York bar examination. We offer any assistance we can and wish her good luck. NOTE to the Middle Temple: We are not trying to steal your best!! ___##___ We are proud to announce that Emily Johnson is the […]
We are constantly asked WHO are you; WHAT are you and WHERE are you. This brief video answers those questions and explains how this rather unique “bespoke” law form works. Not familiar with the term “bespoke” then you’re probably from this side of the Atlantic. Bespoke is a British term meaning commissioned or made for a particular specification. Like bespoke medicine which tries to better fit treatment to the individual patient, bespoke law configures a specific legal team for each case.
ONE HOUR FREE WEBINAR ON DEMAND CLE: MEDIATION PLANNING— how do you plan for a mediation? It’s more than drafting a mediation statement for the mediator. Due diligence consists of thorough strategic plan. As the old Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler” advises: You’ve got to know when to hold’m, know when to fold’m, know when to walk away and know when to run.” BUT before your can do that — you must know who THEY are and what motivates them.
Over 812 people attended the first session of the Ethics Committee of the Iowa State Bar Association Webinar on HOW TO SET AN ETHICAL FEE. The second session is noon 15 October 2014. Over 1070 people have registered. I have posted videos of the webinars, the PowerPoints and the sample Master Engagement Agreement. You can download them by clicking on the LINKS in this post.
For years CritelliLaw has used Citrix products: Go-to-Meeting and ShareFile. Recently we were featured in a Citrix video. [vimeo-master http://vimeo.com/critellilaw/review/113054370/ce866be0ef]
Need help? Everyday lawyers are faced with difficult problems. Some concern how they handle a particularly difficult matter or case. Others may focus on the business of the law such as marketing and financial matters. Sometimes the problems are more personal and involve ethics, malpractice or even law firm disputes. When faced with these problems, […]
