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
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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…
June 18, 2024 Issue – Financial Assistance to Litigation Clients
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I have a litigation practice centered on representing clients in a very low income area. Some of the clients have at least modest means, but are unable to fund the costs and expenses of litigation, and…
June 3, 2024 Issue – Responsive Document Discovered Post Settlement
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, Not long after reaching a settlement agreement at mediation, but before the case is officially dismissed, our client discovered a cache of additional material documents responsive to discovery requests, that were not timely produced. The client…
May 15, 2024 Issue – Potentially False Client Deposition Testimony
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, Today I defended a deposition of my client. Toward the end of today’s session, my client was asked a question that we were expecting and had specifically discussed in the preparation session. But, unexpectedly, the client…
May 1, 2024 Issue – Representing Seller and Company Post-Sale of Company
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, You successfully represent a client in the sale of her Company for some serious money. It is a stock sale and the Company will continue to operate, but as a free-standing subsidiary of the Buyer. The…