Are lawyers stupid? Or, are lawyers lazy? Or, are lawyers competing to see who can keep his head in the sand the longest? What else can explain two recent events that should serve as warnings that we cannot continue to ignore our obligations to clients.

One event was a July 27 federal court ruling involving an attorney who failed to review the metadata (hopefully you know what that is) in electronic files produced by a client. The other “event” involves three attorneys who represent other attorneys with disciplinary and professional conduct concerns. Each revealed that lawyers are either stupid, too lazy to learn information necessary to practice in a world of technology, or merely ignore the warnings about the need to protect the confidentiality of client communications.

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