Are you meeting your ethical obligation of supervision? Do the policies and procedures in your firm meet the requirements defined in the new California Rules of Professional Conduct? How does your firm ensure that new lawyers and nonlawyers comply with ethical standards?
“Let’s talk about some key ethics principles for lawyers moving firms. Also some practical suggestions.”
With the changes to California’s ethical rules, it may be a good time to review the supervisory responsibilities, policies, and procedures at your firm.
Court striking defense counsel’s closing argument in high-stakes talcum powder trial shows the consequences for attorneys failing to abide by their duties to tribunals and opposing counsel.
Consider these factors before taking on your client’s case.
Attorneys should always ensure their purchaser client satisfies the CERCLA innocent landowner defenses, including a careful analysis of the Phase I ESA.
The new California Rules of Professional Conduct necessitate changes from the customary business arrangement by criminal defense attorneys with their clients.
Edward McIntyre’s MacBeth advises on California’s new conflict rule, Rule 1.7.
As I reflect upon almost a decade of private practice, having had the privilege of working with some of the best criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors and judges in Southern California, there are a few perspectives that I have developed that may be unique to the private sector.
Until November 1, 2018, California was the lone hold out state that had not yet adopted some version of the ABA Model Rules. And while we had our own statutes that addressed attorney misbehavior on personal time, we did not formally have our own version of the ABA Misconduct rule.