Monthly Archives: June 2023

California Supreme Court adopts rule requiring lawyers to report other lawyers who engage in serious misconduct

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the California Supreme Court’s adoption of a Bar Rule requiring lawyers to report other lawyers who engage in dishonesty, fraud, deceit , or reckless or intentional misrepresentation or misappropriation … Continue reading

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ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 506 addresses lawyers’ responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss recently published ABA Formal Opinion 506, which addresses ABA Model Rule 5.3 and lawyers’ responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants.  The formal opinion was released on June 7, 2023 and the … Continue reading

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