Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Feb. 4, 2016
How to survive your next cocktail party
Prudent practitioners need to be aware of the law of ethical rules governing "cocktail party" situations to avoid inadvertently forming attorney-client relationships. By Heather L. Rosing
Heather L. Rosing
Founding Partner
Rosing Pott & Strohbehn
Legal Malpractice (Specialist), Business Law
501 W Broadway, A380
San Diego , CA 92101
Phone: (619) 990-5566
Email: hrosing@rosinglaw.com
Northwestern Univ School of Law
Heather serves as the chairperson of the Legal Ethics and Law Firm Risk Management Practice Group, as well as the Lawyers and Accountants Practice Group. She is an appointed advisor to the State Bar of California's Rules Revision Commission.
So there you are at a friend's retirement party. You find yourself talking to a gentleman who owns a small local business. When asks you what you do, you respond that you are a lawyer whose practice includes employment law. He then mentions his frustration with California wage and hour law, and the challenges he is facing in classifying his employees. You become a little uncomfortable when he begins sharing confidential inform...
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