Statute
Model Rule 1.4
4 published works
New Ideas Legal Tech
ABA Formal Ethics Opinion on AI
By Jerry Lawson
ABA Formal Opinion 512 provides welcome guidance on ethical obligations for lawyers, demanding competence in understanding AI’s benefits and risks (Model Rule 1.1), diligence in protecting client confidentiality (Model Rule 1.6),…
Dear Ethics Lawyer
April 15, 2022 Issue – Joint Clients in Estate Planning
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I agreed to represent a husband and wife in putting together an estate plan. It appeared to be easy: they provided a list of assets and…
Protecting Your Legal Practice
Law Firms May Not Impose Requirements on Departing Attorneys that Might Thwart Client’s Choice of Counsel or Disincentivize the Lawyer’s Departure
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently issued guidance concerning the ethical duties held by firms and lawyers when a lawyer decides to leave the…
The Law for Lawyers Today
Whoops! When do you have to tell a client about your error?
By Karen Rubin
If you believe that you may have materially erred in a current client’s representation, your duty of communication under Rule 1.4 requires you to inform the client. That’s the unsurprising…