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White House set to unveil closely watched crypto policy report | Reuters

Securities Docket

Industry participants will be looking closely at what the report says about tokenization, the process of turning financial assets – such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, funds and even real estate – into crypto assets.

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Lot of sneaky buggers out in cyberland

Legal Research is Easy

They were in the middle of a deposition and attorney was relaying attorney/client privilege stuff to his client. Example 2: In 2019 at a mid-sized real estate law firm in Texas, an employee clicked a phishing email that led to credential harvesting. Can you see where this is going?

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Legal Ethics & Malpractice Reporter, Vol. 6, No. 7

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

Comment 8 to the rule explains: READ THE FULL ARTICLE NEW AUTHORITY: North Carolina Formal Ethics Opinion 3 On January 24, 2025, the North Carolina State Bar adopted Formal Ethics Opinion 3, concerning an interesting problem that had arisen for a firm practicing estate planning.

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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

Attorney at Work

QUESTION: I’m a solo practitioner with a general practice handling everything from real estate transactions to family law. While most of my billing comes from traditional hourly rates for matters, I have always used flat fees for certain client demands such as residential real estate transactions and basic estate planning.

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9 Attorney TikTok Accounts You Need To Follow For Marketing Inspiration

Lawmatics

It's easier to see it than explain it, so POV: You're in Deposition, and the Attorney is a First Year. 6 Cristen Martinez, aka @cristen.martinez Making a difference and helping others learn from her background and expertise, Cristen Martinez of Martinez Law is determined to stand out in the real estate attorney world.

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Fair Pay: Compensating Fact Witnesses

WA Bar News

Although fact witnesses who are subpoenaed for a deposition or trial are entitled to statutory witness fees, those are modest in both state and federal court and usually do not compensate the witness fully for the time involved. 3 In this column, we will first briefly survey the development of RPC 3.4(b) b) in Washington for context.

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10 AI-Assisted Legal Tech Vendors Delivering Reliable Productivity to Law Firms

RPC Strategies

Steno is an innovative solution to managing costs for depositions, same-day or overnight court transcripts, transcript analysis, and litigation financing. Steno facilitates quick and accurate transcript delivery, remote depositions videoconferencing, and AI-powered analytics to litigation firms, all with no up-front costs.