Subject Index Ethics

So what can you say and do on your website? A new ABA ethics opinion provides guidance.

The new version of Rule 3.7 ("Lawyer as Witness") doesn't change the law, but it expresses it more clearly.

It's now easier to represent multiple clients, and to practice in Illinois if you're from out of state.

The ethical obligations of attorneys practicing as third-party neutrals.

What about clients with diminished capacity? Confidentiality and prospective clients? Here's a look.

What are the limits on discovery and admissibility of content gathered on social media sites? This article looks at the emerging case law.

New rules affect lawyers who represent organizations and clients who appear before agencies.

Now lawyers must keep "information" (not just "secrets") confidential.

You've had enough of the Client from Hell and you need to withdraw from the representation. The good news - you almost certainly can. Just make sure you do it properly.

A look at the trial lawyer's fiduciary and ethical responsibility to disclose, monitor, and control reimbursable case expenses incurred on behalf of clients.

Don't make a false statement, offer false evidence, or fail to disclose adverse authority.

This new ethics opinion is good news for real estate lawyers, the author contends.

Those pesky ethics rules follow lawyers everywhere, even onto social-media pages.

It's an ethics problem under the old and new rules alike.

A look at some hypothetical but all-too-common family-law scenarios and how to approach them under the 2010 Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.

A reference to the sale of title insurance in the new rules has some lawyers concerned.

Not all ethical rules appear in the Rules of Professional Conduct.

When they're sued, corporations and their officers often turn to the corporation's lawyer. But look out for conflicts of interest before you undertake joint representation.

Ethics rules oblige you to protect your clients and the profession.

The new rules, which take effect January 1, align Illinois legal-ethics regulation with the national norm. Learn about the major changes.

A per se conflict of interest may arise because of a past client relationship, regardless of whether criminal defense attorneys have spoken with their former clients in years.

The new rules have extensive official commentary, something missing from the current RPC.

A musical lesson in malpractice prevention.