This article is intended to provide guidance to litigation counsel concerning the payment by a lawyer of costs or expenses incurred by or on behalf of a client that relates to the attorney’s representation of the client.
“Tell them the truth. You practice according to the Rules of Professional Conduct — because you have to. And because it’s good for the client, too, in the long run.”
How should a lawyer calculate the amount of the unearned fee due to the client where the fee agreement provides for a flat fee paid in advance and the lawyer does not complete all services required under the flat fee agreement?
What are a lawyer’s duties when the lawyer suspects, but does not know, a client’s witness who is expected to testify at a civil trial has testified falsely at deposition in the case, albeit favorably, for the lawyer’s client?
Much has been written about the potential conflict of interest that attends an insurance carrier’s retention of an attorney to represent an insured.
What are a lawyer’s ethical obligations regarding the lawyer’s profile on a professional third-party directory website?
What ethical obligations regarding notice arise when lawyers change firms?
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?
Does a lawyer’s failure to sign a contingency fee engagement agreement nullify a lawyer’s charging lien on the proceeds of a settlement?
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?