Switching Law Firms and Switching Sides
For most lawyers, the days of spending your entire legal career at the same law firm are over. Indeed, many lawyers move law firms at least once or twice during …
ABA Issues Formal Opinion on Conflicts Involving “Materially Adverse” Interests
On February 10, 2021, the American Bar Association released Formal Opinion 497 addressing conflicts involving representation of a current or prospective client with interests that are “materially adverse” to the …
D.C. Bar Issues Advisory Ethics Opinion On Conflict of Interest Issues Related to Witnesses
In February 2021, the District of Columbia Bar published an advisory ethics opinion examining certain recurring conflicts of interest issues related to witnesses. See D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Opinion 380 …
Is a Former-Client Conflict of a Paralegal Imputed to a New Law Firm?
Yes, according to the Rhode Island Supreme Court in Fedora v. Werber, No. 2012-50-Appeal (Dec. 20, 2013). In Fedora, a paralegal who worked on a medical malpractice case at a defense firm …