TIME
After much rumination, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has solemnly decided that it will now permit lawyers to take credit cards—under certain rigidly defined conditions, of course. To accept such payments used to be a violation of the old Canons of Professional Ethics. But legal ethics, as is well known, have been changing. The new ruling comes complete with a formal opinion barring any extra charge for clients who use credit cards. Lawyers offering the service may promote it only with a small sign “tactfully displayed” in their offices.
More Must-Reads from TIME
- Inside Elon Musk’s War on Washington
- Why Do More Young Adults Have Cancer?
- Colman Domingo Leads With Radical Love
- 11 New Books to Read in February
- How to Get Better at Doing Things Alone
- Cecily Strong on Goober the Clown
- Column: The Rise of America’s Broligarchy
- Introducing the 2025 Closers
Contact us at letters@time.com