Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jul. 16, 2013
To tell or not to tell, that is the question
Despite best efforts, you hire a paralegal or lateral who, as it turns out, worked on the other side of a litigation matter in which your firm is involved. Must you tell the other side? By Diana DiGennaro
Despite the best efforts of your risk management and conflicts team, you hire a paralegal or lateral attorney who, as it turns out, worked on the other side of a litigation matter in which your firm is currently involved. Must you tell the other side about the individual's new employment? Do you need opposing counsel's consent to implement an ethical wall? Or, what if you finally find the perfect expert witness, only to discover that th...
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