Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Aug. 28, 2020
How to hold game-playing counsel accountable for their misdeeds
In 2018, the State Bar of California overhauled the rules of professional ethics. One major rule change provides an additional weapon for attorneys facing deceptive opposing counsel and parties. Taken together with other statutes and cases, attorneys may, with reasonable rates of success, obtain sanctions against such game-playing attorneys and their clients.
Jeffrey P. Blum
Law Office of Jeffrey P. BlumEmail: Blumesq@aol.com
Jeffrey is a mediator and family law attorney in Los Altos.
In 2018, the State Bar of California overhauled the rules of professional ethics. One major rule change provides an additional weapon for attorneys facing deceptive opposing counsel and parties. Taken together with other statutes and cases, attorneys may, with reasonable rates of success, obtain sanctions against such game-playing attorneys and their clients.
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