ABA Formal Opinion Discusses Ethical Implications of Data Breaches
Posted by Shari Claire Lewis, Esq. / Amanda Gurman, Esq. on Nov 28th 2018
On October 17, 2018, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion No. 483 addressing lawyers’ and law firms’ professional responsibilities during and after a cyber event. A link to the Opinion can be found here. Although advisory in nature and not binding in a court of law, lawyers would do well to heed the ABA’s advice concerning the ethical risks of being unprepared for or not properly responding to a cyber event.The Opinion noted that because lawy
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