Duties Owed to Non-Client Insurance Carriers
Much has been written about the potential conflict of interest that attends an insurance carrier’s retention of an attorney to represent an insured.
Category: Legal Ethics
Fee Sharing and Insurance Disclosure
In Hance v. Super Store Industries, 2020 WL 373070, (Jan. 23, 2020), the Court of Appeal for the Fifth District addressed two important ethics rules involving fee sharing and disclosure to the client regarding whether an attorney has legal malpractice insurance.
Profiles on Third-Party Websites
What are a lawyer’s ethical obligations regarding the lawyer’s profile on a professional third-party directory website?
When Lawyers Change Firms
What ethical obligations regarding notice arise when lawyers change firms?
When Bad Things Happen to Your Data
We are repositories of vast amounts of client confidential information — from both current and former clients.
LegalMatch and Business and Professions Code section 6155
Does an online service that provides to potential clients the names of lawyers who provide services in a particular practice area and geographic region provide lawyer referral services within the meaning of Business and Professions Code section 6155?
Failure to Sign a Contingency Fee
Does a lawyer’s failure to sign a contingency fee engagement agreement nullify a lawyer’s charging lien on the proceeds of a settlement?
Expenses to Defend Personally Owned Copyrights
Do lawyers potentially owe duties to a member of a limited liability company when the lawyers’ representation of the company causes the member to incur expenses to defend personally owned copyrights?
Ethical Implications of Client Testimonials
An attorney’s obligations become more ambiguous when it comes to reviews made by clients on websites maintained by a third party.
To Reasonably Rely on a Client
May a lawyer who reasonably relies on a client’s information nonetheless be liable for malicious prosecution?