ABA Formal Opinion 508: The Ethics of Witness Preparation
On August 5, 2023, the ABA issued Formal Opinion 508, providing advice on the ethics of witness preparation. See ABA Formal Opinion 508 (August 5, 2023). The ABA Issues Guidance …
ABA Formal Opinion 505: Handling Advance Deposits From Clients
On May 3, 2023, the ABA issued Formal Opinion 505 providing guidance to lawyers on how to handle fees paid in advance by clients for services to be performed in …
ABA Opines on the Use of Nonlawyers for Client Intake
On June 7, 2023, the American Bar Association Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released Formal Opinion 506 providing guidance on a lawyer’s ethical obligations when the lawyer delegates to …
ABA Publishes Guidance on Office Sharing Arrangements With Other Lawyers
On July 12, 2023, the American Bar Association published Formal Opinion 507 providing guidance on office sharing arrangements with other lawyers. See ABA Formal Op. 507 (July 12, 2023). Many …
ABA Issues Opinion on Model Rule 8.5: Choice of Law
On March 1, 2023, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Issued Formal Opinion 504 addressing ABA Model Rule 8.5, which provides for disciplinary authority and choice of …
ABA Issues Opinion on “Reply to All” in Electronic Communications
On November 2, 2022, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 503 addressing a lawyer’s use of “Reply to All” in email communications. See ABA …
New York City Bar Association Publishes Formal Opinion Addressing Qualification of Advance Settlement Authority
On August 31, 2022, the New York City Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee issued an opinion on the ethical limitations and concerns raised by a client giving advance settlement authority …
New ABA Opinion Addresses Communication With A Represented Person By A Pro Se Lawyer
On September 28, 2022, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility published Formal Opinion 502 addressing whether a pro se lawyer may communicate with a person …
Ethical Email Etiquette For “Reply To All”
Embarrassment is often a person’s first reaction after hitting “reply to all” when sending an email that required only a “reply.” If the email was inappropriate, the sender suffers, at …
Must a Lawyer Disclose a Client’s Deposition Lie?
A recent Texas advisory ethics opinion addressed whether “a lawyer [has] a duty … to correct false statements made by his client in response to questioning by the opposing party’s …