For attorneys practicing in multiple states, there has been an unresolved question about which choice of law governs when legal ethics questions arise. Each state a lawyer is admitted to may not have adopted the same ethical standards, potentially causing jurisdictional confusion.
The ABA should change its model rules to allow licensed lawyers to provide legal services in any state, according to a proposal by a group of more than 400 lawyers and law professors who provide advice on legal ethics matters.
The ABA Journal wants to host and facilitate conversations among lawyers about their profession. We are now accepting thoughtful, non-promotional articles and commentary by unpaid contributors.
