Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Aug. 19, 2016
A new model anti-discrimination rule
Earlier this month, the American Bar Association approved Model Rule 8.4(g), making discrimination and harassment a black letter ethical violation under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Wendy Chang
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Loyola Law School, 1995
Wendy is based in the firm's Los Angeles office. She is a member of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. She served as an advisor to the State Bar of California's Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct and is a past chair of the State Bar of California's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct. Wendy is a certified specialist in legal malpractice law by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization.
On Aug. 8, the American Bar Association's House of Delegates approved Model Rule 8.4(g), making discrimination and harassment a black letter ethical violation under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. A substantial majority of delegates voted strongly in favor, and a small group voted in opposition. In the end, five spoke in favor, anoth...
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