What To Do When a Witness Lies
By Charles Berwanger
Practice law long enough and it will happen to you. You’ll learn, after the fact, that a witness on whom you were counting lied at a deposition. With trial looming, what do you do?
Tagged: #legalethics #ethics
Rule 1.18 Imposes Duties Owed To A Prospective Client, But Not All Communications Result in a Person Becoming A Prospective Client
By Anne Rudolph
Lana Lawyer has a plaintiff’s personal injury practice. She does not maintain an internet web site and does not otherwise engage in advertising. However, her e-mail address is published on the State Bar of California membership records website accessible to the public.
Ethically Representing a Client at Deposition or Trial
By Eric Deitz
A recent ABA ethics opinion addresses the demands that arise when preparing a client to testify and during their testimony. The ABA issued Formal Opinion 508 on August 5, 2023.
Ethically Managing Your Legal Intake Support Staff
Ethically Managing Your Legal Intake Support Staff
Senior Counsel, Klinedinst, PC
It is important for lawyers to have a solid understanding of their ethical responsibilities when managing and supervising nonlawyer assistants involved in the client intake process. Recently, the American Bar Association issued Formal Opinion 506, which addresses this topic.
To Delete or Not To Delete, That is the Ethical Question
By Shelly Skinner
Nowadays, it’s hard for a lawyer to ignore the ubiquity of social media and its potential to impact clients’ cases. Some jurisdictions have even said that a lawyer’s duty of competence includes competence with social media.[1]
