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High Profile Motion to Disqualify in Georgia v. Trump Prosecution Serves As Important Reminder Regarding Attorney Obligations Related to Extrajudicial Statements

On February 15, 2024February 29, 2024 By sdcountybar

Legal Ethics for New Attorneys

High Profile Motion to Disqualify in Georgia v. Trump Prosecution Serves As Important Reminder Regarding Attorney Obligations Related to Extrajudicial Statements

Media coverage of efforts by the defendants to disqualify the Fulton County District Attorney in the Georgia case against former President Donald Trump provides a stark reminder of the ethical obligations of both criminal and civil practitioners when making extrajudicial statements about ongoing litigation. Read More

Categories : August-2021 For New Attorneys For the Record Legal EthicsTags : #ethics #ethicsfornewattorneys #fortherecord #newattorneys #newlawyerdivision

Navigating the Ethical Landmines of Handling Your Own Appeal

On August 18, 2021August 19, 2021 By sdcountybar

Navigating the Ethical Landmines of Handling Your Own Appeal

**By Jeff Michalowski**
**Paul, Plevin, Sullivan &**
**Connaughton LLP**

No trial attorney is perfect. Even the most prepared and experienced trial attorneys should expect their adversaries to attack not just their clients’ actions and inactions, but also claimed missteps by the trial attorneys themselves. This is especially evident in appeals, where parties regularly argue that issues have been waived or forfeited; that deadlines have bene missed; or decry alleged attorney misconduct in the trial court below. Read More

Categories : For New Attorneys For the Record July-2021 Legal EthicsTags : #ethics #ethicsfornewattorneys #fortherecord #newattorneys #newlawyerdivision

Courts Continue to Strictly Apply Partnership and Employee Duties to Not Act Adversely Toward a Current Law Firm Even if the Attorney Intends to Leave the Firm

On July 14, 2021July 15, 2021 By sdcountybar

By Andrew A. Servais
Wingert, Grebing, Brubaker & Juskie, LLP Read More

Categories : Law Practice Management Legal EthicsTags : #ethics #lawpracticemanagement

COVID-19: Here to Stay? Post-Pandemic Practice

On April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 By sdcountybar

If remote practice becomes a norm, management and supervision obligations may present difficult ethical issues.

Categories : For New Attorneys Legal EthicsTags : #ethics #ethicsfornewattorneys #fortherecord #newattorneys #newlawyerdivision1 Comment

When is a Lawsuit Frivolous?

On February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 By sdcountybar

Every lawyer knows it is unethical to file a frivolous lawsuit. However, the answer to the question of whether a lawsuit – or a defense to one – is frivolous, is not always easy or obvious.

Categories : Legal EthicsTags : #ethics #sandiegolawyer

One or Many: How Many Clients Do You Have?

On February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 By sdcountybar

When a business lawyer represents a group of surgeons from a major corporation, who is his client?

Categories : Law Practice ManagementTags : #businessoflaw #ethics #lawpracticemanagement

Taking Care of Business: Assessing Your Firm’s Professional Responsibility Compliance

On February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 By sdcountybar

It is often far too easy for lawyers to focus exclusively on client matters and lose sight of managing the law firm’s operations. But that is a critical aspect, and one that should be regularly monitored and assessed.

Categories : Legal EthicsTags : #demandletter #ethics #ethicsinbrief

Demand Letter: Be Aware of Ethical Traps

On November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 By sdcountybar

Ethical considerations place restrictions on what lawyers can and cannot communicate in a demand letter. This article will examine some of the ethical considerations specified in California Rule of Professional Conduct, 4.1 (Truthfulness to Others).

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In the Matter of Dean Edward Smart

On August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 By sdcountybar

Do two felony convictions, one for assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and the other for discharging a firearm with gross negligence, involve moral turpitude?

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American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Formal Opinion 490

On July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 By sdcountybar

What obligations do judges have in terms of inquiring into a litigant’s ability to pay court fines, fees, bail, or other charges?