Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Oct. 21, 2016
Walking the thin zealous, ethical advocacy line
Although there are fine ethical lines between the competing responsibilities of zealous advocacy and dishonesty -- fortunately, the State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct provides guidance.
When interacting with opposing counsel, an attorney can be torn between an obligation to be truthful and acting as an advocate for his or her client. There are fine ethical lines between two competing responsibilities: acting as a zealous advocate and complying with ethical principles.
Fortunately, there is guidance in the ethics opinion recently generated by the State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC), Formal Opinion No. 2015-194. In sum, a...
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