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Quandaries and Quagmires: The making of an ethics lawyer
Does the offense of ‘unshined buttons’ warrant suspension, even where the offender leads a life of constant danger?
Quandaries and Quagmires: Lawyers, judges, ethics and social media
By affecting our culture and modes of communication, social media reshapes many questions of legal and judicial ethics.
Quandaries and Quagmires: Is attorney discipline a ‘gotcha game?’
On the other hand, OLPR takes the position that discipline may be imposed, “regardless of whether an innocent oversight is to blame."
Quandaries and Quagmires: Client confidentiality: ABA Formal Opinion 480
How did the ABA back itself into this corner? There are five answers.
Quandaries and Quagmires: Expert witnesses in lawyer discipline cases
Should experts testify more often in discipline cases?
Quandaries and Quagmires: New ABA Op. 479: Using former clients’ information
When may a lawyer use information from a prior representation against the former client?
Quandaries and Quagmires: Negotiations, sex, discipline in the practice of law
A criminal defense attorney, William Bulmer, was recently suspended for three years
Quandaries and Quagmires: Dealing with ethics complaints – a new guide
A new ethics guide begins with the basics: the who, what, how and why of the professional responsibility system.
Quandaries and Quagmires: Board forbids lawyer self-defense in public forum
Board Opinion 24 advises that a lawyer may not disclose client information to defend against the client’s accusation of wrongful conduct.
Quandaries and Quagmires: When joint clients split, what’s a lawyer to do?
OLPR conflicted on representation adverse to former client
Quandaries and Quagmires: Lawyers Board Opinion 24: some questions
For decades, Minnesota ethics rules allowed a lawyer to disclose client information as needed to “defend… against an accusation of wrongful conduct.” No longer, according to the Lawyers Board. Board Opinion 24 advises that a lawyer may not disclose client information to defend against the client’s accusation of wrongful conduct, or other criticisms, “in any ...
Quandaries and Quagmires: Violence, coercion and discipline
For decades, Minnesota ethics rules allowed a lawyer to disclose client information as needed to “defend… against an accusation of wrongful conduct.” No longer, according to the Lawyers Board. Board Opinion 24 advises that a lawyer may not disclose client information to defend against the client’s accusation of wrongful conduct, or other criticisms, “in any ...
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