Substantial ethics issues flow from the moment an attorney-client relationship is formed, whether it is formed intentionally or through inadvertence.
Determining when a relationship commences and the scope of the representation has dramatic implications for issues related to confidentiality, conflicts of interest, the attorney-client privilege and more. Ending an engagement is nearly as complicated.
When are you allowed to end an engagement? And how must you go about it without prejudicing a client's interest in a transaction or in litigation?
This program provides a real-world guide the ethical issues of beginning and ending an attorney client relationship.
- Determining when and how a relationship starts – including through inadvertence
- Email and technology issues – how unsolicited communications may trigger ethical obligations
- Joint representation issues – unsorting the confidentiality and privilege issues
- End a relationship – when are you allowed to end an engagement? How do you do it ethically?
- Circumstances when you might be required to end a relationship
DETAILS
Phone/Audio
Thursday, December 8, 2022
1:00–2:00 PM
SPEAKERS
- Elizabeth Treubert Simon, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C.
PRODUCED
December 8, 2022
APPROVED CREDIT
North Carolina: 1.00 MCLE Hour
Includes
1.00 Ethics/Professional Responsibility
PROGRAM PRICING
See pricing below.
