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Professional Liability
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
By Norman B. Arnoff and Sue C. Jacobs

"Norman B. Arnoff, a practitioner in New York City, and Sue C. Jacobs, a member of Goodman & Jacobs, write that there are a variety of contexts in which lawyers can find themselves presented with ethical issues that are in most instances resolvable by securing the client's informed consent and having that consent confirmed in writing so that it can be clearly established what the lawyer advised the client. "

OUTSIDE COUNSEL:

E-Verify: a Sober Glance at What May Become the Law of the Land
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
By Zlatko Hadzismajlovic

" Zlatko Hadzismajlovic, a lawyer with McCarter & English, writes: The E-Verify system is neither new nor improved. It's a rebranded system with a technological platform dating back to 1996 when it was called Basic Pilot. Its threshold defect, aside from being outdated, is that it relies on erroneous data housed by the SSA. By the SSA's own admission, some 17.8 million of its files contain incorrect data and, of that number, 70 percent belong to U.S. citizens. Expansion of E-Verify appears to benefit none aside from the fervent anti-immigrant throng. "

TECHNOLOGY TODAY:

Bear Stearns Case Highlights Issue of Warrants for E-Mails
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
By James M.Keneally

" James M. Keneally, a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren, writes: The recent acquittals of former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin have received substantial media coverage. This is understandable, given the attention the economic crisis has received, and the infamy attached to the Bear Stearns meltdown. However, an Oct. 26 opinion in the case by Judge Frederick Block, while not gaining the notoriety the trial verdict did, might be at least as significant for those practitioners dealing with the vexing issues surrounding the search and seizure of computer files."