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State Bar & Bar Associations

Aug. 12, 2003

Who's Being Protected?

SAN FRANCISCO - When does a lawyer's duty to society override his or her duties to a client? Delegates to the American Bar Association convention are debating that question as they take up proposed amendments to the organization's model ethics rules that would permit - but not require - attorneys to disclose confidential client information to prevent fraud.

        By Joel Rosenblatt
        Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - When does a lawyer's duty to society override his or her duties to a client?
        Delegates to the American Bar Association convention are debating that question as they take up proposed...

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