Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility – Formal Opinion 33
Topic: cloud computing
Summary of the Committee:
“A lawyer may, without client consent, store client files in an electronic format or on a server or other device that is not exclusively in the lawyer’s control provided the lawyer acts competently and reasonably safeguards the information from inadvertent and unauthorized disclosure (similar to storing hard copy files in a third-party owned storage facility). SCR 156.”
Rule: Supreme Court Rule 156
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