"Because cryptocurrency is treated as property, the Board concludes that it may be held by a lawyer for clients or third persons in connection with a representation or law-related business," the advisory opinion said.

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Law firms' biggest challenge in the short term will be managing capacity, particularly with large associate classes slated to join firms in the fall, according to Wells Fargo analysts.

"There is no evidence indicating that he lacked a sound mental state preventing him from rendering legal services in accordance with the [Maryland Attorneys' Rules of Professional Conduct]," the state high court wrote. "His clients greatly suffered, and their injuries run the [run the gamut]: monetary loss without bargained-for services, adverse court judgments, the loss of the right to appeal, and, potentially, continued loss of liberty."

Many expect that if there are more turbulent conditions, this will create work. But finding lawyers in Australia's tight legal market will continue to be a major challenge, they say.

Opioid drug manufacturer Endo Pharmaceuticals filed a Chapter 11 petition late Tuesday, agreeing to provide $450 million to state and local governments.

"Its eleventh-hour timing and surrounding circumstances strongly suggest that [defendant John H.] Strand seeks reassignment because he and [co-defendant Dr. Simone] Gold were unhappy with her sentence, and he would thus prefer another judge to conduct the remainder of his proceedings," U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper of the District of Columbia said. "The court will not reward any such tactic."

Two progressive senators want the Justice Department to be more active in debarring government contractors who admit misconduct.

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, on Wednesday, ordered the three pharmacies to provide abatement funds to two Ohio counties who won a Nov. 23 verdict over the opioid crisis.

As part of Law.com's "How It's Done: What Legal Can Learn From Other Industries" series investigating how other industries tackle business issues, Jessica Zwaan, COO of videoconferencing tool company Whereby, shares her advice for implementing transparent pay structures.

Court watchers say clerkships are considered one indicator of the ideological leanings of a judge, and something Republican presidents have paid more attention to than Democrats.

Delaware is challenging the recommendations of a special master over what state gets to claim abandoned MoneyGram funds.

Federal prosecutors are seeking to retry Philip Esformes, whose 20-year sentence following a fraud and money laundering conviction was commuted by former President Donald Trump, on six counts where there was initially a hung jury.

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Finding PUA payments were qualified disaster relief payments, they satisfy the CFPB's interpretation of Regulation E § 1005.2(b)(3)(ii)(B). The payments are excluded from the definition of "prepaid account," and, thus, are outside of the EFTA's definition of covered "accounts," the federal judge concluded.

"Having a message, a vision and going out there and promoting it. Whether that be in person or digitally this is vitally important."

"The only certainty of this litigation is it's going to be a big fight, and a long fight," said Matthew Bergman, founding attorney of the Social Media Victims Law Center.

The committee advises the court on all issues and proposals relating to the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, and reports to the Supreme Judicial Court Rules Committee.