December 21, 2022

Use it or Lose It: Take Advantage of Your Annual Insurance Risk Management Budget

By Partner Kendra Basner published for the Bar Association of San Francisco, Legal Ethics Corner

Recent Posts

ABA Ethics Opinion 516: When Can a Lawyer Voluntarily Withdraw Without Harming the Client?

California State Bar Defense: What Lawyers Should Know about Admissions, Investigations, and Discipline

When Is It Time to Consider a Law Firm Dissolution?

ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 515

ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 514

When Is It Time to Consider a Law Firm Dissolution?

Law firm dissolutions happen for a variety of reasons. They are not always linked to the firm’s poor economic health or failed management. But the end of a law firm (or of certain partnerships or affiliations) marks a critical time for law firm owners and their clients and must be handled with the utmost care.

ABA Ethics Opinion 516: When Can a Lawyer Voluntarily Withdraw Without Harming the Client?

The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued Formal Ethics Opinion 516, offering clarification on Model Rule 1.16(b)(1)—which allows a lawyer to voluntarily withdraw from a representation if it can be done without “material adverse effect” on the client’s interests. Key Takeaways: Defining “Material Adverse Effect”: A lawyer’s withdrawal would be considered […]

Use it or Lose It: Take Advantage of Your Annual Insurance Risk Management Budget

Recent Posts

California Partner Departure Law

California Attorney Ethics Counsel