Following is the fourteenth in a series of posts about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relations.” This post discusses a new rule related to “duties to a prospective client.” As with other new RPC rules, Rule 1.18 does not directly correspond to a...Read More
Following is the twelfth in a series of posts about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relations” – related to “special conflicts of interest for former and current government officials and employees.” As with other new RPC rules, Rule 1.11 does not directly correspond...Read More
Following is the sixth in a series of posts from Parker Taylor Law Group reflecting on recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relationship,” focusing on “conflict of interest involving current clients.” The Rule of Professional Conduct, as revised, is as follows: Rule 1.7 Conflict...Read More
Following is the fifth in a series of posts by Parker Taylor Law Group reflecting on recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relationship,” focusing on “conflict of interest involving current clients” – related to avoiding the representation of adverse interests. The Rule of Professional...Read More
