Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I have recently developed an expertise concerning a new and complex federal regulation of the importation of spirits as a result of my work for a liquor industry client. I would like to develop a practice
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October 15, 2024 Issue – Scripting Communications for Client with Adverse Party
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I represent a company in an effort to settle an employee’s discrimination claim. The employee’s lawyer seems to be on a crusade against the company, and appears to have no interest in settlement. Her strategy is…
October 1, 2024 Issue – Permissive Withdrawal
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I am representing a client in a transaction. The client is extraordinarily difficult and wants to argue about everything, but he is not doing anything illegal or fraudulent and has not asked me to do anything…
September 16, 2024 Issue – Direct Solicitation
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, A new business has moved into my area of practice and opened a substantial facility. I am very knowledgeable about an area of law they are involved in, and believe I can provide them with effective…
September 3, 2024 Issue – Lawyer as Witness
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, Last year, I negotiated a complex and lengthy contract for a client. The client has now been sued for breach of the contract. The case will turn on a pivotal issue of contract interpretation and the…
August 15, 2024 Issue – Conflict from Inadvertent Attorney Client Relationship
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, My no-good brother-in-law has been fired, again. I know this because after downing his customary six-pack of Old Milwaukee at a family barbecue, he gave me all the excruciating details, including his view that he was…
August 1, 2024 Issue – Gen AI ABA Formal Op. 512
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I have the luck/misfortune to lead a medium-sized firm. For a while now, all the buzz has been about AI and Generative AI. The talk is seemingly split between cautionary tales about how one shouldn’t use…
July 15, 2024 Issue – Ownership of Client File Materials
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, Occasionally, we have clients who request that we send them their files, either because the matter is completed, or because for one reason or another they are moving their representation to another law firm. I’ve also…
July 1, 2024 Issue – Ex Parte Communications
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, Yesterday I received findings of fact and conclusions of law in which the judge in a court-tried case decided against our client. This morning, I received a copy of an e-mail to the judge from opposing…
DOL Settlements Remind Employers to Avoid Collecting Premiums Until Evidence of Insurability is Approved
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced two settlements with major insurance companies this month that highlight the importance of employers avoiding the collection of group life insurance premiums from employees until the insurer has approved them for coverage, including…