I recently came across an article relating to a lawyer's duty of confidentiality in representing a client.  The circumstances surrounding the factual situation in the article may seem to "shock the conscience" of folks not involved in the legal profession or who have not attended law school. 

However, one strong principle many of my fellow students, and probably all practitioners would articulate and express the utmost importance of is none other than the lawyer's duty of confidentiality to their client(s).

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What is Super Lawyers?  "Super Lawyers identifies the Top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through independent research of Law & Politics. Rising Stars names the state's top up-and-coming attorneys."  That is stated on the Super Lawyers website which can be found by clicking here. "Super Lawyers is published in 48 states and reaches more than 10 million readers annually."

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Software vendors should be sure to exercise due diligence when dealing with legal issues and/or legal advice, whether the software be engaged in assisting with bankruptcy petition preparation or any other forms/contractual preparation.

A recent Ninth Circuit case held that a bankruptcy petition software provider was engaged in fraud and the unauthorized practice of law. See In re Reynoso, No. 04-17190, 2007 WL 582719, at *6 (9th Cir. Feb. 27, 2007).

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