Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Mar. 16, 2021
CLA issues its first advisory opinion on ethical screens
The California Lawyers Association recently issued its first formal advisory opinion tackling the practical issue of what constitutes an effective ethical screen.
Neil J Wertlieb
Wertlieb Law Corp.
15332 Antioch St #802
Pacific Palisades , CA 90272
Phone: (424) 265-9659
Fax: (310) 454-7772
Email: Neil@WertliebLaw.com
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
Neil is a founding member and co-chair of the California Lawyers Association Ethics Committee. He is an experienced transactional lawyer, educator and ethicist, who provides expert witness services in disputes involving business transactions and corporate governance, and in cases involving attorney malpractice and attorney ethics. For additional information, please visit www.WertliebLaw.com. The views expressed herein are his own.
The California Lawyers Association recently issued its first formal advisory opinion tackling the practical issue of what constitutes an effective ethical screen. As a matter of law, it is presumed that attorneys in practice together share information about clients and client matters. We tend to think about this issue arising with groups of attorneys in a partnership, but it could also arise in other contexts -- government attorneys working for the same agency, for ex...
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