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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Sep. 13, 2017

Financial and similar arrangements with nonlawyers (Rule 5.4)

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This proposed rule consolidates three current rules: Rule 1-310 (Forming a Partnership With a Non-lawyer), Rule 1-320 (Financial Arrangements With Non-Lawyers) and Rule 1-600 (Legal Service Programs). By Tad A. Devlin and Elina Protich

Tad A. Devlin

Partner
Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck LLP

Phone: (415) 926-7600

Email: tdevlin@kdvlaw.com

McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific; CA

Tad focuses his practice in the areas of commercial and insurance litigation, ERISA/life, health and disability benefit disputes, including breach of fiduciary liability claims, profit sharing plan and employee stock plan disputes, real estate, financial services disputes, professional liability and disciplinary defense (lawyers, doctors, accountants, real estate, insurance agents, architects and engineers), and white collar defense.

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Elina Protich

Law Clerk
Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP

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PROPOSED RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

The state of California’s Second Commission for the Revision of the California Rules of Professional Conduct recently completed a major overhaul of the current rules. The proposed rules, which were adopted by the State Bar Board of Trustees, will replace the current rules if approved by the California Supreme Court. The purpose of the overhaul is to bring California in l...

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