Even If You Screw Up, All’s Not Lost
Some lawyers face State Bar discipline because of deliberate misconduct; others, because stupid misconduct put them there.
Tagged: #ethicsinbrief
ABA Issues Opinion on Conflicts Providing Guidance as to “Materially Adverse Interests” Regarding Duties to Former Clients
Rules 1.9(a) and 1.18(c) address conflicts involving representing a current client with interests that are 'materially adverse' to the interests of a former client or prospective client on the same or a substantially related matter.
Your Client Doesn’t Decide Whether You Should Be Courteous
Next time a colleague asks you for a courtesy extension of some deadline, remember, the decision is most likely yours, not your client’s.
An Alternative to State Bar Discipline: A Program to Salvage Careers
Lawyers commit misconduct—an obvious fact evidenced by the discipline cases the Office of Chief Trial Counsel reports annually and decisions of the State Bar Court and California Supreme Court. But misconduct does not always mean severe discipline: suspension or disbarment even.
Pro Hac Vice Admission to Represent an Organization May Not Extend to Current and Former Employees
What is the scope of representation permissible under pro hac vice admission authorizing representation of an organizational defendant? Can such counsel also represent current and former employees of the company?
