Although the ABA has attempted to bring some uniformity with its promulgation of Model Rules, most of them have not been adopted by all states in the same form, leading to some dramatic differences.

Attorneys must satisfy various professional conduct rules, but compliance with the rules is not enough to ensure successful client relationships and law firm administration. Attorneys and firms should ...

Given this investment in time and resources, a legitimate question should be raised as to whether mandatory ethics instruction has had any discernible impact on reducing the incidence of attorney ...

A year into the pandemic, the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility published ABA Opinion 498, providing guidance on how lawyers can comply with the Rules of Professional ...

Attorneys owe a fiduciary duty of loyalty and good faith to their clients, among others, which requires them to act solely for the client’s benefit. If an attorney violates this duty by engaging in ...