Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 6, 2017
Imputation of conflicts of interest (Rule 1.10)
Among the new proposed Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.10 represents, at least in part, a significant shift for California lawyers.
Alison Buchanan
Shareholder
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
60 S Market St Ste 1400
San Jose , CA 95113-2396
Phone: (408) 287-9501
Fax: (408) 287-2583
Email: alison.buchanan@hogefenton.com
Illinois IT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Alison's practice focuses on business litigation and professional liability. Alison is a certified specialist in legal malpractice law and recently completed a three-year term serving as a member of the State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct.
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PROPOSED RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTAmong the new proposed Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.10 represents, at least in part, a significant shift for California lawyers.
Proposed Rule 1.10(a) generally sets forth the noncontroversial concept that, "[w]hile lawyers are associated in a firm, none of them shall knowingly represent a client when any one of them practicing alone would be prohibited fro...
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