Ethical Considerations When Using Overdraft Protection With Client Trust Accounts
This article focuses on some of the ethical considerations a lawyer should consider when deciding to use overdraft protection.
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Recent Decision Rejecting Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Shows Consequences of Attorneys’ Lack of Candor to Court and Public
Despite the unprecedented events occurring since, many of us still remember March 2019 when it was made public that “Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III delivered his Report of the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election to the then-Attorney General of the United States, William P. Barr.”
Navigating the Duty of Candor on Appeal
It is no secret that trial attorneys must navigate ethical minefields as they collect information from their clients, as they engage in discovery, and as they present evidence to judges and juries.
The Criticism Surrounding ABA Amended Model Rule 8.4
Sparking intense controversy, in 2016 the American Bar Association (“ABA”) amended Model Rule 8.4 to add paragraph (g), making it professional misconduct to “engage in conduct that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know is harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or socioeconomic status in conduct related to the practice of law.”
Ethical Duties to Protect Electronically Stored Confidential Client Information From Disclosure to Third Parties
The American Bar Association reported in October 2019 that 26% of law firms had experienced security breaches.
