Ethics Opinions

Topic: Data Transmission and Storage Conclusion of the Committee: The committee concludes that a law firm does not violate Rule 1.6 if it subscribes to an online data backup service, provided the law firm ensures that the security of the data transmission and the security of the data storage are adequate for the sensitivity of the records that are […]

Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility – Formal Opinion 95-398 Topics: Access of Nonlawyers to a Lawyer’s Data Base Digest of the Committee: “A lawyer who gives a computer maintenance company access to information in client files must make reasonable efforts to ensure that the company has in place, or will establish, reasonable procedures to […]