Formal Ethics Opinions : 2013-2023.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Professional Responsibility, Center For.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legal ethics.

Professional ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (552 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cleveland : American Bar Association, 2024.

La Vergne : American Bar Association, 2024.

Summary:

This book compiles formal ethics opinions issued by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility from 2013 to 2023. It addresses various ethical issues faced by legal professionals, including the use of social networking media by judges, client due diligence, money laundering, division of legal fees, and marketing programs. The opinions provide guidance on ethical obligations related to communication, conflicts of interest, safeguarding client information, and more. It is intended as an educational resource for legal professionals to navigate ethical challenges in their practice, emphasizing the importance of adhering to professional conduct standards. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Members of the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, 2013–2023

Introduction

Formal Opinion 462: Judge’s Use of Electronic Social Networking Media

Formal Opinion 463: Client Due Diligence, Money Laundering, and Terrorist Financing

Formal Opinion 464: Division of Legal Fees with Other Lawyers Who May Lawfully Share Fees With Nonlawyers

Formal Opinion 465: Lawyer’s Use of Deal-of-the-Day Marketing Programs

Formal Opinion 466: Lawyer Reviewing Jurors’ Internet Presence

Formal Opinion 467: Managerial and Supervisory Obligations of Prosecuters Under Rules 5.1 and 5.3

Formal Opinion 468: Facilitating the Sale of a Law Practice

Formal Opinion 469: Prosecutors and Debt Collection Companies

Formal Opinion 470: Judicial Encouragement of Pro Bono Service

Formal Opinion 471: Ethical Obligations of Lawyer to Surrender Papers and Property to which Former Client is Entitled

Formal Opinion 472: Communication with Person Receiving Limited-Scope Legal Services

Formal Opinion 473: Obligations Upon Receiving a Subpoena or Other Compulsory Process for Client Documents or Information

Formal Opinion 474: Referral Fees and Conflict of Interest

Formal Opinion 475: Safeguarding Fees That Are Subject to Division With Other Counsel

Formal Opinion 476: Confidentiality Issues when Moving to Withdraw for Nonpayment of Fees in Civil Litigation

Formal Opinion 477R: Securing Communication of Protected Client Information

Formal Opinion 478: Independent Factual Research by Judges Via the Internet

Formal Opinion 479: The “Generally Known” Exception to Former-Client Confidentiality

Formal Opinion 480: Confidentiality Obligations for Lawyer Blogging and Other Public Commentary

Formal Opinion 481: A Lawyer’s Duty to Inform a Current or Former Client of the Lawyer’s Material Error

Formal Opinion 482: Ethical Obligations Related to Disasters

Formal Opinion 483: Lawyers’ Obligations After an Electronic Data Breach or Cyberattack

Formal Opinion 484: A Lawyer’s Obligations When Clients Use Companies or Brokers to Finance the Lawyer’s Fee

Formal Opinion 485: Judges Performing Same-Sex Marriages Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781639054602

163905460X

OCLC:

1456763345