To Reasonably Rely on a Client
May a lawyer who reasonably relies on a client’s information nonetheless be liable for malicious prosecution?
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Ethical Obligations When Consulting Outside Counsel
What ethical obligations arise when lawyers in a law firm consult with outside counsel concerning matters related to the firm’s representation of a current client?
When Relevant Documents Have Been Concealed
In litigation, what are a lawyer’s ethical obligations when offered evidence retained by a former employee of the opposing party who reveals that relevant documents have been concealed from production?
Monster Energy v. Schechter
Can a lawyer’s signature on a settlement agreement under the notation that the lawyer approved the written agreement as to form and content evidence the lawyer’s intent to be bound by the agreement’s confidentiality provisions that extended to both the parties and their lawyers?
Successor Lawyers and Contingent Fees
In a contingent fee case, when a successor lawyer from one firm replaces a former lawyer from another firm, must the successor lawyer tell the client in writing that a portion of any contingent fee earned may be paid to the former lawyer?
Telling True Stories: How to Prepare Witnesses — Ethically
Macbeth advises a young attorney on preparing witnesses with the help of Rules of Professional Conduct and Business and Professions Code.
Judges’ Social or Close Personal Relationships with Lawyers or Parties as Grounds for Disqualification or Disclosure
Under what circumstances must judges disqualify themselves or make disclosures based on personal relationships?
The Duty to Communicate — A Two Way Street
Rule of Professional Conduct 1.4, effective now for a year, has made explicit some duties never stated in former Rule 3-500.
Wu v. O’Gara Coach Co., LLC (2019) 38 Cal.App.5th 1069
Should the court disqualify a lawyer and the lawyer’s firm based on the lawyer’s previous engagement as an adversary’s executive and playbook knowledge.
Monster Energy v. Schechter (2019) 7 Cal.5th 781 – Supreme Court of California (July 11, 2019)
Can a lawyer’s signature on a settlement agreement under the notation that the lawyer approved the written agreement as to form and content evidence the lawyer’s intent to be bound by the agreement’s confidentiality provisions that extended to both the parties and their lawyers?