Jett Hanna

September 11, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

As email has become ubiquitous, lawyers have found themselves enmeshed in a number of new concerns regarding ethics and liability. This article reviews a few of the concerns lawyers must consider in their use of email.

By Jett Hanna

5 minute read

September 11, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

As email has become ubiquitous, lawyers have found themselves enmeshed in a number of new concerns regarding ethics and liability. This article reviews a few of the concerns lawyers must consider in their use of email.

By Jett Hanna

5 minute read

November 18, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

With litigators practicing law at greater distances than ever before, "appearance counsel" offer a way to keep costs down. However, using appearance counsel creates significant issues from both an ethical and malpractice perspective.

By Jett Hanna

4 minute read

July 26, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

The 2008 Texas Supreme Court case Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee v. American Home Assurance Co. Inc., et al., declared that whether an insurer or insured is the client in insurance-defense cases is a contractual question. The opinion does not indicate what type of documentation attorneys need or what a lawyer's best choice is when deciding who should qualify as the client. Here are some matters insurance-defense lawyers should address in contracts and engagement letters to avoid malpractice and ethical problems.

By Jett Hanna

5 minute read

February 12, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

The informality of e-mail is of great concern for lawyers keeping an eye on malpractice law. Smoking gun e-mails arise frequently, and they make defending legal malpractice cases difficult.

By Jett Hanna

6 minute read