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New ABA Formal Ethics Opinion on Attorney Office Sharing Arrangements

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The American Bar Association recently issued a Formal Ethics Opinion addressing the ethics of attorney office sharing arrangements. In Formal Opinion 507, issued on July 12, 2023, the ABA Standard Committee on Ethics and...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Event] Ethics & Professionalism Seminar - November 29th, Columbus, OH

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Bricker & Eckler invites you to attend our annual Ethics & Professionalism Seminar. This year's event features the following presentations and speakers: The Year in Review - Joseph Caligiuri, Ohio Disciplinary Counsel...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Finds Conflict of Interest for Class Counsel Also Representing Individual

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In Smith v Lafarge Canada Inc, 2022 ABQB 289 [Smith], the Court of Queen's Bench considered a preliminary application arising out of a proposed class action which involved claims advanced on behalf of the proposed class as...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Ethics & Professionalism Virtual Seminar - December 9th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler invites you to attend our annual Ethics & Professionalism Virtual Seminar. This year's event features the following presentations and speakers: The Year in Review - Joseph Caligiuri, Ohio Disciplinary...more

Adams and Reese LLP

[Webinar] The Legal Ethics Year in Review: News You Can Use for Corporate Counsel - December 15th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST

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Why You Should Attend: Lucian Pera provides a wide-ranging, thorough review of the most important developments over the last year in legal ethics, the law of lawyering, and attorney-client privilege. In the one-hour...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

You Make a Mistake. Should You Continue to Represent the Client?

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“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” But how many of us have godlike clients? At some point in their careers, most lawyers will make a mistake, whether trivial or significant in terms of the representation or the outcome of...more

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Massachusetts Proposes Amendments to Rules of Professional Conduct

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The Supreme Judicial Court Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct has solicited comments on proposed amendments to the Rules that will have a broad impact on lawyers’ ethical obligations. The...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Ethics & Professionalism Virtual Seminar - December 8th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler invites you to attend our Ethics & Professionalism Virtual Seminar. This year's event features the following presentations and speakers: The Year in Review - Joseph Caliguiri, Ohio Disciplinary Counsel -...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Eastern District of California Adopts Broad Approach to Screening

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In deciding a disqualification motion based on a conflict of interest resulting from a lateral hire, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California recently adopted a screening-friendly approach in National...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Mistakes Happen - How to Respond When They Do

Attorneys are human. They make mistakes. However, how an attorney responds to a mistake may be more important than the mistake itself. In the face of potential civil liability, sanctions or disciplinary proceedings, care...more

Nossaman LLP

Contract Attorney's Conflict Not Grounds For Disqualification

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Originally Published in American Bar Association Litigation News, December 13, 2012. A contract attorney for a plaintiff's firm who had previously represented the defendant in the same case was not "associated" with her...more

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