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Here's an article on the UPL controversy over Legal Zoom, with some commentary from Gillian Hadfield, of Southern Cal.       . . . . .        In Utah we have another ethics vs. free speech issue.  A TV ad claiming that divorce proceedings were stacked against fathers has prompted a committee to propose a tighter ethics rule about criticizing courts.  I can't tell if the proposed rule has any traction, but it is generating opposition.       . . . . .       Adam Liptak at the New York Times recounts yet another story of a lawyer revealing a client confidence to attempt to free someone else in prison who may be innocent.       . . . . .       This is an interesting development in England and Scotland: "McKenzie Friends" for pro per litigants.  They are layperson legal assistants       . . . . .        At Legal Practice Law Review, they are discussing how to dis-engage from long-standing clients.       . . . . .       Do lawyers retain authorship rights in their legal filings such that they shouldn't be copied on online databases?  This suit in Canada may answer that question.       . . . . .       In Nigeria, "Women Still Lag Behind in Law Practice."       . . . . .       A screen works for one firm, but not for another.  In the first case, the judge's order used the term "Chinese Wall," which you don't see much anymore.       . . . . .       

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