Lawletter Vol. 49 No. 2
Amy G. Gore—Senior Attorney
            The attorney-client privilege has traditionally limited the disclosure of properly qualified communications between an attorney and a client who is seeking legal advice. The limits of the privilege were tested in a recent Illinois decision in MacDonald v. Wagenmaker, 2024 IL App (1st)…

Lawletter Vol 49 No. 2
Anne Hemenway—Senior Attorney
            On March 15, 2024, the United States Supreme Court decided a pair of cases from Michigan and California on the issue of whether a public official violates the First Amendment by blocking individuals from the public official’s personal social media page. In the Michigan case,…

The Lawletter Vol. 49 No. 1
Lee Dunham—Senior Attorney
             Closely related people or entities often make loans, including promissory notes, to each other without the formalities that usually accompany business transactions between strangers. Later—sometimes years later—such transfers can become problematic if the IRS seeks to treat the transfer…

The Lawletter Vol. 49 No. 1
Paul Ferrer—Senior Attorney
                The Virginia Supreme Court’s July 2023 decision in Monroe v. Monroe, 889 S.E.2d 646 (Va. 2023), turned on the trial court’s lack of jurisdiction to enter a sanctions order more than 21 days after the trial…

The Lawletter Vol. 49 No. 1
Cassidy Crockett—Senior Attorney
      Many lawyers believe that advising a cannabis business, or cannabusiness, is the same as advising any other business. However, there are several considerations to take into account before taking on these clients.
Legal Ethics
      Attorneys know that ABA Model…

Lawletter No. 48 Vol. 4
TORTS:  Duty of Care by a Supplier of Tools or Chattels
 
Lee Dunham, Senior Attorney
      It is, unfortunately, fairly common for people to sustain injuries from using defective tools or equipment such as ladders or scaffolding with faulty latching mechanisms or broken or improperly modified…