By Porter Wright on Things looked bad for an Illinois law firm in 2014 when a consumer complaint was filed in federal district court against it. It was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The firm’s purported violation: Not anticipating when an appellate court would overrule established precedent. And an opinion of United States Supreme Court … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Does a conflict of interest arise under the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct (“Rules”) when an attorney confesses judgment on a cognovit note? No, according to a recent opinion (Opinion 2014-3, August 8, 2014) issued by The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline (“Board”), so long as the cognovit note … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Editor’s Note: From time to time, it is good for financial institution and other business executives to look at the world through from the point of view of their attorneys. In this context, we offer a recent experience of a Porter Wright attorney who is writing to reach other attorneys. What could be a worse … Continue Reading