Attorney Professionalism Forum Archive
2015
- At the crossroads where ethics and business collide, what should an attorney do? | January 2015
- Loyalty tested; what duties does an associate owe to a law firm? | February 2015
- How do you handle a bully? | March/April 2015
- Suggestions for in-house counsel when regulators want an interview | May 2015
- Post Trial Contact With Jurors, What Not To Do | June 2015
- Professionalism in Mediation, Some Ethical Issues | July/August 2015
- Some Suggestions for the Securities Lawyer When Handling Transactions On Behalf of A Client | September 2015
- Lawyers Behaving Badly, It’s Not Just Wrong, It’s Unprofessional | October 2015
- Forget Big Brother, What Happens When it’s Opposing Counsel is Doing the Recording? | November/December 2015
2014
- Embracing technology in every day practice, professional and ethical obligations | January 2014
- Engagement letters, don’t let the client leave without one and what happens when you do | February 2014
- Must attorneys engage local counsel when they represent clients in out-of-state matters? | March/April 2014
- Appropriate Attorney Dress in the Courtroom | May 2014
- What Law Firms Should Know about Data Security Right Now | June 2014
- Email Incivility and its consequences | July/August 2014
- Making the switch from outside to in-house: What are the rules of the road? | September 2014
- When clients pay by credit card plus a postscript on proper courtroom attire | October 2014
- What should an attorney do when the client wants to present false information and what happens if it is the senior partner who wants to go out-of-bounds? | November/December 2014
2013
- Rules Governing Escrow Accounts, Retainers, and Communication with Clients Regarding Fees | January 2013
- Prospective client consideration, obligations owed and privilege issues when unsolicited information is received | February 2013
- Rules governing email perservation in a potential litigation | March/April 2013
- Mobile Devices, Hotspots and preserving attorney-client confidentiality | May 2013
- Ethical obligations when using social media to conduct search on adverse parties and potential jurors | June 2013
- What is sanctionable conduct? | July/August 2013
- What Constitutes Attorney Advertising? | September 2013
- Can attorney behavior outside the office lead to disciplinary action? | October 2013
- Deposition ethics, civility and professionalism, a few ground rules | November/December 2013
2012
- When a private law firm relocates to a different state, what are its responsibilities to current and former clients and for retaining client files? | January 2012
- As an attorney, what are your communication obligations to adversaries and clients, are your digital communications protected by attorney-client privilege and what do you do when privileged information is accidentally disclosed? | February 2012
- When representing clients A & B in unrelated matters and suddenly client A requires you to seek discovery from a third party who is in receivership with client B, how should you handle and are you conflicted? | March/April 2012
- What to do when opposing counsels do not engage in or comply with good faith discovery efforts? | May 2012
- When declining a case, what obligations do attorneys owe to the prospective clients and how to address confidential information acquired during the initial meeting? | June 2012
- Can a lawyer rely on what the client says and what to do when the opposing party submits a potentially false affidavit? | July/August 2012
- Applying "no-contact rule" and replying to all in email communications | September 2012
- Joint representation of multiple clients; conflict checks and engagement letters; and attorney-client privilege issues | October 2012
- Civility best practices between opposing counsel | November/December 2012