4/21/2025· Ethics / Ethical Duties
California's Rules of Professional Conduct Makeover
The new Rules of Professional Conduct are coming. With new numbering, new language and additional rules that we have not seen before, there will be growing pains. However, think of these new rules as a new opportunity to re-familiarize yourself with the Rules of Professional Conduct and your ethical obligations as a California attorney.
10/16/2024· Ethics / Ethical Duties
A Potential Conflict For Complying With California Mandated Mediation Disclosures?
This article will look at California’s mediation disclosure requirement under Evidence Code Section 1129 through the lens of the Rules of Professional Conduct to conclude that there may be ethical obligations that attorneys should consider above and beyond the disclosure itself, and how to avoid the consequences of noncompliance.
4/11/2024· Ethics / Ethical Duties
Business Transactions with Clients - A Trap for The Unwary Practitioner
The Lawyer’s Lawyer is turning its attention to a situation that most of you have probably not considered in your practice, but have unknowingly participated in – business transactions with a client. The significance of this is that not recognizing when you are involved in a business transaction with a client,
5/22/2020· Ethics / Ethical Duties
Financial Advisors: What Is A Fiduciary And Why Does It Matter?
By: Marguerita Cheng
When selecting a financial advisor, people are often confronted with a seemingly simple yet undeniably important question: What is a fiduciary and why does it matter?
by Harry A. Milman, PhD
by Lorne G. Everett, PhD, et al
by Paul Hofmann (co-editor)
