Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apr. 18, 2017
Clients with diminished capacity (Rule 1.14)
See more on Clients with diminished capacity (Rule 1.14)All attorneys who represent clients who have diminished capacity, whether because of minority, mental impairment or some other reason, will want to closely follow the progress of this rule through the Supreme Court. By Heather L. Rosing
Heather L. Rosing
Founding Partner
Rosing Pott & Strohbehn
Legal Malpractice (Specialist), Business Law
501 W Broadway, A380
San Diego , CA 92101
Phone: (619) 990-5566
Email: hrosing@rosinglaw.com
Northwestern Univ School of Law
Heather serves as the chairperson of the Legal Ethics and Law Firm Risk Management Practice Group, as well as the Lawyers and Accountants Practice Group. She is an appointed advisor to the State Bar of California's Rules Revision Commission.
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For many years, lawyers in California have struggled with what to do when a client has diminished capacity. Indeed, many of these clients are in urgent need of legal services, due to the peril presented by the diminished capacity itself, or perhaps by health and life expectancy issues. Though they may be impaired, the consensu...
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