April 16, 2021

State Bar of California 2021 Ethics Symposium

Partners Dena Roche and Kendra Basner speak at the State Bar of California’s 2021 Legal Ethics Symposium

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The American Bar Association has issued Formal Opinion 517, shedding important light on how Model Rule 8.4(g) applies to peremptory jury strikes. The opinion reinforces that lawyers may not use peremptory challenges to unlawfully discriminate during jury selection, even unintentionally. California’s Rule 8.4.1 is closely aligned with Model Rule 8.4(g), so the opinion also provides […]

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