State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 21, 2021
Senior lawyers’ mental health can trigger obligations of junior lawyers
The State Bar ethics opinion comes as lawyers who worked at the Girardi Keese law firm have been accused of knowing that its famed founder, Thomas V. Girardi, used client settlement funds for personal expenses.
A new ethics opinion from the State Bar provides guidance on what subordinate lawyers should do when their supervisors' mental impairment risks violating ethical duties toward clients.
The guidance, issued Tuesday, comes as lawyers who worked at the Girardi Keese law firm have been accused of knowing that i...
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