“For cyber crooks, attorneys are tempting targets”

South Carolina Lawyers Weekly recently called on Collins & Lacy attorney Charles Kinney in reporting for an article entitled “For cyber crooks, attorneys are tempting targets.”

Reporter Renee Sexton explored some of the unique risks technology creates for lawyers and law firms.  Kinney spoke to Sexton about implications of the South Carolina Bar Rules of Professional Conduct.

If we have sensitive information of a client and it gets out to parties who aren’t supposed to have it and then that somehow damages the client, the client then could potentially turn around and sue us for negligence or potentially malpractice,” said Charles Kinney, an attorney at Collins and Lacy in Columbia. “Under the rules of professional responsibility you’re supposed to have a level of competence. And with the newer rules, those levels of competence also go into being technologically savvy and protecting clients’ information and your information.”

Read more from “For cyber crooks, attorneys are tempting targets” as featured in the November 25, 2019 edition of SCLW. (Subscription required).

Charles A. Kinney is a Certified Claims Professional and Certified Litigation Management Professional (through the Claims and Litigation Alliance aka CLM). He defends businesses and professionals against claims involving professional liability, commercial trucking accidents and lawsuits related to consumer products.

Charles A. Kinney is a Certified Claims Professional and Certified Litigation Management Professional (through the Claims and Litigation Alliance aka CLM). He defends businesses and professionals against claims involving professional liability, commercial trucking accidents and lawsuits related to consumer products.