Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Dec. 20, 2019
When duties of candor and confidentiality collide
The State Bar recently released Formal Opinion Number 2019-200 to address how an attorney must proceed carefully in balancing zealous advocacy, “with the duties of candor to the court and client confidentially.”
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What ethical duties arise when an attorney suspects, but does not know, that a client's witness has testified falsely at deposition, albeit favorably for the client, and plans to testify the same at trial?
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