Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Mar. 5, 2021
You had me at hello.
Learn to avoid some of the common ethical pitfalls when it comes to potential clients.
One of the more significant changes to California's ethical rules in 2018 was the adoption of a specific rule delineating a lawyer's duties to a prospective client. California Rule of Professional Conduct 1.18. The proposition that a lawyer may owe a duty of confidentiality even if she is not ultimately hired is not new; but, prior to adoption of Rule 1.18, the metes and bounds of that duty and its impacts were developed in case law and ethics opinions. Having a speci...
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