Straightforward Works Best — in Several Respects
“Tell them the truth. You practice according to the Rules of Professional Conduct — because you have to. And because it’s good for the client, too, in the long run."
Category: Legal Ethics
The Ethics of Flat Fee Agreements
How should a lawyer calculate the amount of the unearned fee due to the client where the fee agreement provides for a flat fee paid in advance and the lawyer does not complete all services required under the flat fee agreement?
Lawyers, Linedrawers and Gatekeepers
There are many fraught areas of legal ethics, but few that match the tension that is reflected in California Rule of Professional Conduct 1.2.1
Three Issues Raised by Opinion No. COPRAC 2019-200
What are a lawyer’s duties when the lawyer suspects, but does not know, a client’s witness who is expected to testify at a civil trial has testified falsely at deposition in the case, albeit favorably, for the lawyer’s client?
Duties Owed to Non-Client Insurance Carriers
Much has been written about the potential conflict of interest that attends an insurance carrier’s retention of an attorney to represent an insured.
