Trust Funds and Rule 3-300
Must a lawyer acting as a trustee comply with former Rule 3-300 even when the trust instrument permits the trustee to borrow funds from the trust?
Category: Legal Ethics
New Rule of Professional Conduct 3.10 – Threatening Criminal, Administrative or Disciplinary Charges
“A lawyer shall not threaten to present criminal, administrative, or disciplinary charges to obtain an advantage in a civil dispute.”
When Relevant Documents Have Been Concealed
In litigation, what are a lawyer’s ethical obligations when offered evidence retained by a former employee of the opposing party who reveals that relevant documents have been concealed from production?
Monster Energy v. Schechter
Can a lawyer’s signature on a settlement agreement under the notation that the lawyer approved the written agreement as to form and content evidence the lawyer’s intent to be bound by the agreement’s confidentiality provisions that extended to both the parties and their lawyers?
How Not to Get Your Name “In Lights”
Courts will enforce our ethical obligations to refrain from harassment, sexist or otherwise, and require true professionalism in addressing courts and judicial officers.
