Legal Ethics

[This article originally appeared in the November 11, 2021 edition of Minnesota Lawyer] An Oct. 25, 2021, front-page Star Tribune article reports a crisis in the Minnesota lawyer professional responsibility system. The article reports the departures ...

It’s no surprise that a presidential election as bitterly fought as last November’s should also yield a lot of litigation—and a striking volume of complaints from lawyers regarding the conduct of other lawyers. Although many lawyers were involved in the ...

[Originally published in Minnesota Lawyer, November 24, 2020] The ABA has recently issued two formal opinions on when the personal relationships of judges and lawyers raise ethics issues that may require disclosure, consent, or disqualification. The ...

[Originally published in Minnesota Lawyer, December 8, 2020] ] What arrangements should a trial lawyer make for note-taking when interviewing a potential key witness? What consequences will the lawyer face for not making the best arrangements? Surprisingly, ...

[Originally published in Minnesota Lawyer, September 22, 2020] Does your law office have in place policies and training programs for implementing the main ethics rules? Does the training also include knowledge management as to the law governing your ...