Ethics

Published on: September 20, 2015

Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure

By Laura Orr

Betcha didn’t know these ethical (and legal) lapses were chronicled so thoroughly. Visit the Department of Defense DoD Guidance website for a link to the Encyclopedia.

Published on: April 16, 2015

Oregon Practice Management: Pro Se Adversaries: Tips for New Lawyers

By Laura Orr

“Pro Se Adversaries – Tips for New Lawyers,” from the Oregon Law Practice Management blog.

Communicate, Disclaim, Rinse and Repeat.

Published on: August 13, 2014

Lawyer Ethics: Advising Marijuana Users and Businesses (Washington State)

By Laura Orr

From Trial Ad (UW): Ethics of Advising Marijuana Users and Businesses

Excerpt: “Under RPC 1.2(d), a “lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal . . .” Does this cover lawyers advising clients under Washington’s new marijuana law, when possession is still a crime under federal law? ….” [Read full blog post.]

The Comment period for the proposed rule ends September 6, 2014.

Published on: July 6, 2009

Blogger Ethical Code and Toni Morrison’s Trustworthiness

By Laura Orr

Journalists have ethical codes and so do librarians and lawyers. (Librarians also have a intellectual freedom codes, which might answer some of your question about why we can be so pigheaded).

Do Bloggers Share an Ethical Code?, posted at attorney Donald Vanarelli’s blog, is worth reading:

Excerpt: “According to a recent study published in the June 2009 edition of the New Media & Society journal entitled doing-the-right-thing-online-a-survey-of-bloggers-beliefs-and-practices, bloggers share a group of ethical principals. This first large-scale survey of blogging ethics identified four underlying ethical principles important to bloggers: truth telling, accountability, minimizing harm and attribution...” (link to full post)

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