Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apr. 27, 2017
Advising or assisting the violation of law (Rule 1.2.1)
Under Proposed Rule 1.2.1, the lawyer's role in advising clients who intend to take their own unlawful actions is broadened.
Megan Zavieh
Ethics, state bar defense
12460 Crabapple Rd Ste 202-272
Alpharetta , GA 30004
Email: megan@zaviehlaw.com
Megan is an ethics and California State Bar defense lawyer.
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PROPOSED RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTIt is well-established that lawyers breach the rules of conduct if they violate the law or advise a client to do so. But, under Proposed Rule 1.2.1, the lawyer's role in advising clients who intend to take their own unlawful actions is broadened.
Current Rule 3-210 leaves a lawyer's hands tied when a client asks about conduct which may violate the law. Under the exis...
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