New Jersey Makes it Explicit: Lawyers Can’t Sleep with Their Clients
Most of the country has an explicit rule prohibiting lawyers from having sex with their clients. Until this week, New Jersey didn’t — one of only ten states without one …
No Advanced Waivers of Aggregate Settlement Rule
According to a formal of the New York City Bar, a lawyer cannot seek a client’s advanced consent to an aggregate settlement. The opinion provides: “Under Rule 1.8(g), absent court …