Orange County Lawyer Magazine Ethics issues are not always black and white – the tough ones tend to fall into gray areas. Welcome to Rule 2-100… [Download PDF]
These days, lawyer migration from one firm to another is a fact of life, yet law firms still struggle with the ethics of recognizing and resolving the resulting conflicts of interest. As recently noted at the State Bar’s 2008 Conference of Delegates, “Gone are the days when attorneys work for one firm their entire career.”
Rule 3-310 of the California Rules of Professional Conduct tells us certain conflicts may be waived by informed written consent of the client following written disclosure of the relevant circumstances and the reasonably foreseeable adverse consequences.
Orange County Lawyer Magazine Imagine a discovery scenario in which your opponent produces thousands of pages. In them, you find a killer piece of work product that should not have been produced. It compellingly reveals the opponent’s strategy and weaknesses. Can you use it? Should you even read it? [Download PDF]
Orange County Lawyer Magazine (co-written with Carole J. Buckner) While lawyers should refrain from initiating sexual relationships with their clients, when such a relationship develops it does not warrant discipline unless the lawyer has engaged in unlawful or coercive behavior or the relationship results in a failure to competently perform legal services… [Download PDF]
Orange County Lawyer Magazine There is no hitching post at the courthouse anymore, but we can all learn something about principles of good lawyering from the Code of the West…. [Download PDF]