After three or more years of law school, after having passed the bar exam, and perhaps after having incurred a substantial debt, most attorneys consider ...
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Too closely held for comfort
Most lawyers have little trouble figuring out who their clients are. In family, criminal, personal injury or estate planning law, the client is clearly an ...
Read More »Board Opinion No. 13 revisited
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Opinion No. 13 details a lawyer’s obligation to surrender papers and property to which the client is entitled upon termination of ...
Read More »Use of disciplinary findings and sanctions in civil matters
Increasingly, attorneys are being sued for conduct considered in a prior disciplinary investigation. What impact could, and should, disciplinary proceedings or investigations have on a ...
Read More »Communicating with jurors
When may a lawyer ethically communicate with a juror or potential juror? Rule 3.5, Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct, addresses this issue, setting out a ...
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