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Polsinelli Podcast - Avoiding Professional Liability
In Formal Opinion 498, issued on March 10, 2021, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has provided some guidance on the ethical obligations triggered when a lawyer...more
Firm Administration – Expense Reporting – Oversight – Discipline - Trick or Treat Editors' Note: Aside from a global pandemic, is there anything more bizarre and troubling than lawyers stealing seemingly paltry sums from...more
Prospective Clients – Duty of Confidentiality – Potentially Harmful or Disqualifying Information ABA Formal Opinion 492 (June 9, 2020) - Risk Management Issue: When dealing with prospective clients, what steps can a lawyer...more
• The American Bar Association's (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently released Formal Opinion 481 addresses the question when a lawyer who has made a mistake must tell the client about...more
On the heels of the recent Petya ransomware attack, which infected DLA Piper's IT systems, a superb analysis by Peter Norman of the ABA's Formal Opinion 17-477R on lawyers' ethical responsibilities when using information...more