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Mandatory Mediation Clauses in Retainer Agreements

We often settle legal malpractice claims before they result in a publicly filed lawsuit. Many of our clients, who are lawyers, want to avoid a public lawsuit, but once a suit is filed, they want to be vindicated by a...more

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ABA Issues Formal Opinion for Lawyers Advising Organizational Clients Where Constituents Might Have Conflicts of Interests or Be...

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The American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently issued Formal Opinion 514 regarding a lawyer’s obligations when advising organizational clients. Under such...more

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Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter – Recent Developments in Risk Management

In this edition of the Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter we cover the following: - When Do an Attorney's Personal Relationships Create a Conflict Requiring Disclosure to the Client and Informed Consent? - May a Lawyer...more

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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - Halloween 2020

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

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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter – Recent Developments in Risk Management – September 2020

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

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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter – Recent Developments in Risk Management – August 2020

Representing the Estate Executor – Ethical Duty – Confidentiality – Withdrawal - New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion No. 1194 - Risk Management Issue: Does a lawyer for an estate executor have an ethical duty...more

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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - June/July 2020

Confidentiality – Electronically Stored Information – Unauthorized Access - The State Bar of California's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct Formal Opinion Interim 16-0002 - Risk Management...more

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FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 350, Linda Justice and Her Nancy Drew Approach

Linda Justice brings Nancy Drew to your side to fill all those knowledge gaps in your pursuit of clients. Using her technical background in corporate investigations, she brings experience to business development, strategic...more

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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - June 2016

Disqualification — Substantially Related Matters — Waiver of Conflict by Lack of Diligence in Seeking Disqualification - State of Minnesota, et al v. 3M Company, Hennepin County (Minn.), Court File No. 27-CV-10-28862...more

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