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With the help of technology, most attorneys have clients and a practice that reach beyond a single state. This creates risks, including potential unauthorized practice of law, exposure to often inconsistent ethics rules, and legal malpractice exposure under the tort and contract laws of multiple states. Until recently, these risks appeared more hypothetical than real, with law firms readily accepting clients from anywhere in the world without regard to the jurisdictions where those clients might be or operate.

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