Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I am mid-level partner at a firm with an active litigation practice. I use paralegals a fair amount for various tasks and have always had pretty good experiences with them, but I am not responsible for
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February 3, 2025 Issue – Joint Representation/Aggregate Settlement
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I represent co-defendants in a suit for misappropriation of trade secrets. The plaintiff has offered to settle for a total sum of $1 million. Although both defendants were involved, it appears from the evidence that the…
January 15, 2025 Issue – Agreements Limiting Liability
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, Many of our vendors have a provision in their agreements limiting their liability related to their work to the amount of their fee, or to some other capped limit. Could we insert a similar provision in…
January 2, 2025 Issue – Comparison Statements About Lawyer Service
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, If I truly believe it to be the case, can I properly tell a prospective client that I am confident that I will provide legal service as good or better than any other lawyer in my…
December 16, 2024 Issue – Multijurisdictional Litigation Practice
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I am a lawyer admitted in a couple of Midwestern states, representing a client in a state where I am licensed that has a dispute with an opposing party in a state where I am not…
December 2, 2024 Issue – Ethical Obligations – ex parte Hearings
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I filed suit for a client, among other things seeking interim relief in the form of a temporary restraining order. I gave notice to the defendant of an immediate hearing on the motion. They quickly engaged…
November 15, 2024 Issue – Choice of Law
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, You have been telling us for years that we have to check the version of the Model Rules in effect wherever we are admitted, or where a case or transaction is, where we are proposing to…
November 4, 2024 Issue – Direct Mail Marketing
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…
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…