State Bar & Bar Associations,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Sep. 9, 2019
Bar endorses attorneys consulting with firm in-house counsel
Based upon a long line of California cases, a new ethics opinion acknowledges the potential dual benefits to both clients and attorneys when a law firm utilizes in-house counsel to secure streamlined ethics and risk management advice.
What ethical obligations arise when an attorney in a law firm consults with outside counsel concerning matters related to the firm's representation of a current client, such as the attorney's ethical compliance or a possible error by the law firm? And do those ethical obligations change if the lawyer consulted is a member of the same law firm and serving as in-house counsel to the attorney seeking the advice?
The answers to these qu...
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