Legal Ethics for New Attorneys High Profile Motion to Disqualify in Georgia v. Trump Prosecution Serves As Important Reminder Regarding Attorney Obligations Related to Extrajudicial Statements Media coverage of efforts by the defendants to...
Navigating the Ethical Landmines of Handling Your Own Appeal No trial attorney is perfect. Even the most prepared and experienced trial attorneys should expect their adversaries to attack not just their clients’ actions and inactions, but also claimed missteps by the trial attorneys...
By Andrew A. ServaisWingert, Grebing, Brubaker & Juskie, LLP It is not uncommon for attorneys to change law firms or depart to start a solo practice or a practice with a fellow attorney from...
If remote practice becomes a norm, management and supervision obligations may present difficult ethical issues.
Every lawyer knows it is unethical to file a frivolous lawsuit. However, the answer to the question of whether a lawsuit – or a defense to one – is frivolous, is not always easy or obvious.
When a business lawyer represents a group of surgeons from a major corporation, who is his client?
It is often far too easy for
lawyers to focus exclusively
on client matters and lose
sight of managing the law
firm’s operations. But that is
a critical aspect, and one that
should be regularly monitored
and assessed.
Ethical considerations place restrictions on what lawyers can and cannot communicate in a demand letter. This article will examine some of the ethical considerations specified in California Rule of Professional Conduct, 4.1 (Truthfulness to Others).
Do two felony convictions, one for assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and the other for discharging a firearm with gross negligence, involve moral turpitude?
What obligations do judges have in terms of inquiring into a litigant’s ability to pay court fines, fees, bail, or other charges?