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Ethical Exits: ABA Formal Opinion 516, Permissive Withdrawal, and the Hot Potato Doctrine
Most attorneys have encountered, at one point or another, challenging client situations that prompt consideration of withdrawal. Unlike the relative... Read More »
When the Lawyer Is the Victim: ABA’s New Guidance on Confidentiality and Client-Perpetrated Crimes
When a client turns from seeking your counsel to victimizing you or your staff, what ethical obligations still bind you?... Read More »
The Attorney – Client Relationship 101: Helpful Reminders Before, During and After Representation
Navigating the attorney-client relationship can be like a carefully choreographed dance – requiring precision, awareness, and mutual respect to achieve... Read More »
Organizational Lawyers and the Organization/Constituent Divide: Five Takeaways from ABA Formal Opinion 514
The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Formal Opinion 514, issued on January 8, 2025, provides guidance on the ethical responsibilities of... Read More »
In-Person Client Meetings and COVID-19
A fellow attorney just circulated a poll to his friends asking, “Are you starting to meet with your clients in... Read More »
Reminder of Attorneys’ Ethical Obligations When Practicing Remotely
The Pennsylvania Bar Association recently issued an Opinion that gives some reminders of our ethical obligations as attorneys as we... Read More »
Departure is Such Sweet Sorrow: Leaving Your Law Firm
You may have just been invited to leave your current firm to join a prestigious big firm. Or maybe you... Read More »
Bankruptcy Court Weighs in on Conflicts of Interest in Business Transactions
A recent decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy for the District of Massachusetts in the adversary proceeding Cruikshank v. Dixon, in... Read More »
Supreme Judicial Court limits use of in pari delicto defense
In the recent case of Merrimack College v. KPMG, LLP (SJC-12434), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court cut back on the... Read More »
How to Withdraw from Representation Ethically in Mass
The saying goes, “Getting married is easy, getting divorced is complicated.” A similar sentiment applies once a lawyer has entered... Read More »
Stormy and the lawyers: Ethics 101
The Stormy Daniels-Donald Trump story has political pundits abuzz with charges and countercharges. Who is telling the truth? Is Daniels... Read More »
