Ethical Considerations in Outsourcing of Legal Services June 2006

Indemnification of Client's Litigation Costs April 2006

#515

Ethical Issues Arising from Agreements between Attorney and Client to Split an Award of Statutory Attorney's Fees August 2005

#514

Ethical Issues Involving Lawyer and Judicial Participation in Listserv Communications August 2005

#513

Cross-Examination of Former Client as Expert Witness July 2005

#512

Confidentiality of Fact and Amount of Settlement in Settlement Agreement February 2004

#511

Sharing in Fees as Partner or Employee of Two Law Firms December 2003

#510

Fee Sharing Between Financial Planning Company and Lawyer Employee Rendering Legal Services to Customers December 2003

#509

Attorney Office Files - Release of Client Psychiatric Records to Former Client June 2002

#508

Insurance Coverage Contacting a Defendant's Insurer February 2002

#507

Accepting Percentage of Prospective Profits as Attorney Fees for Preparing and Prosecuting Patent Application October 2001

#506

Initial Client Interview - Duty of Confidentiality January 2001

#505

#501

Conflicts of Interest - Changing Law Firms - Conflicts That Follow a Lawyer from One Firm to Another - Circumstances Under Which Conflicts May Be Imputed to Others at a New Law Firm
May 1999;

#500

Financing Legal Expenses of Another's Lawsuit
May 1999

#499 

Charging Interest on Costs Advanced on Behalf of a Client
March 1999

#498

Disclosure of Client Misrepresentation in a Fee Dispute
March 1999

#497

Consulting with a Client during a Deposition
March 1999

#496

Liens on Recovery in Unrelated Case
November 1998

#495

Attorney Payment of Reasonably Incurred Litigation Expenses for Which Client Refuses to Pay
November 1998

#494

Communications and Solicitations: Cold Calling for Legal Seminar and Mailing of Newsletter (PDF format)
October 1998

#493

Disputes between Former Clients over Transfer of Original Client Files
September 1998

#492

Attorneys Must Comply with Rule 3-300 of the California Rules of Professional Conduct When Accepting a Security Interest in Real Property to Ensure Payment of Fees by a Client Whenever the Attorney Knows the Client Has any Interest in the Property
January 1998

#491

Attorney Office Files - Destruction When Client Deceased
October 1997

#490

Ex Parte Communications to Party Directed in Care of Attorney; Ex Parte Communication with Adverse Witnesses
May 1997

#489

Language in Retainer Agreement May Not Restrain Client's Remedies for Legal Malpractice
April 1997

#488

Use of Law Office Management Services
June 1996

#487

Ex Parte Contact with Represented Individual
February 1996

#486

Referral Fees
November 1995

#485

Client Trust Accounts
October 1995

#484

Commingling of Client Trust Account Funds
October 1995

#483

Limited Representation of In Pro Per Litigants
March 1995

#482

Representations Made to Opposing Counsel and the Court-Expert Witness
March 1995

#481

Ethical Duties to Opt-Out Members of a Class
March 1995

#480

Restriction on Lawyer Competition
March 1995

#479

Duty to Inform Client of Fees
November 1994

#478

Medical Liens (PDF format) July 1994

#477

Conflicts of Interest - Dual Profession PDF format) June 1994

#476

Attorney/Client Scope of Representation - Conflicts of Interest Where Fee Dispute Has Arisen (PDF format)
April 1994

#475

Client Papers - Duty to Retain or Return (PDF format)
January 1994

#474

Unethical Use of Private Investigator to Solicit Clients (PDF format)
September 1993

#473

Attorney and Client - Representation of Client by Additional Attorneys - Division of Fees (PDF format)
January 1993

#472

Contact with Represented Persons (Business Organization Principals) (PDF format)
January 1993

#471

Conflicts of Interest - Informed Consent (PDF format)
December 1992

#470

Payment of Year-End Bonus To an "Of Counsel" Attorney (PDF format)
November 1992

#469

Advocacy and Representation - Threatening Criminal, Administrative or Disciplinary Charges (PDF format)
June 1992

#468

Restrictions on Practice of Law - Conflicts of Interest (Settlement Agreement Conditions Regarding Attorney Representation or Attorney Conflict of Interest Claim) (PDF format)
March 1992

#467

Client Consent to Referral Fee (PDF format)
February 1992

#466

Attorney and Client - Disclosure of Evidence of Crime Received from Client (PDF format)
November 1991

#465

Attorney and Client - Representation of Conflicting Interests - Confidential Communications - Informed Consent (Need Mutual Consent of Alien and Employer to Represent Employee in Permanent Resident Visa Application) (PDF format)
April 1991

#464

Conflicts of Interest - Insurer and Insured - Cumis Counsel - Ethical Duty of Lawyer to Follow Insured's Instructions in Conduct of Litigation (PDF format)
February 1991

#463

Adverse and Conflicting Interests - Confidential Information (Former Client's Consent to Disclose Material Information to Current Client with Whom She is Entering into a Financial Arrangement) (PDF format)
December 1990

#462

Preparation of a Will in Which the Attorney Acquires an Interest (PDF format)
November 1990

#461

Division of Fees with a Non-Lawyer - Representing Clients with Conflicting Interests (Property Management Firm and Its Clients) (PDF format)
September 1990

#460

Restrictive Retirement Payments (PDF format)
August 1990

#459

Adverse and Conflicting Interests (Juvenile Dependency Proceeding) (PDF format)
May 1990

#458

Contingency Fee Contract - Client's Knowledgeable Consent - Insurance Recovery (PDF format)
January 1990

#457

Compensation of Non-Attorney Staff Based on Work Quality (PDF format)
November 1989

#456

Confidential Communications (Information in Lawyer's Bills) (PDF format)
August 1989

#455

Purchase of Property at a Foreclosure/Judicial Sale (PDF format)
August 1989

#454

Ethical Responsibilities to Third Parties in Handling Trust Accounts (PDF format)
January 1988

#453

Representation of Criminal Defendant by Member of Firm Acting as City Prosecutor (PDF format)
January 1989

#452

Confidential Information - Disclosure in Bankruptcy Process by Former Counsel of Debtor Who is Trying to Collect Fee (PDF format)
November 1988

#451

Publication of Legal Article by Lawyer Related to a Client's Case (PDF format)

Attorney's Fees: Settlements Restricting Fees in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Cases (PDF format)
September 1987

#424

Duty of Loyalty - Conflict of Interest - Insured and Insurance Company (PDF format)
January 1984

#417

Confidential Communication - Client Receipt of Funds to Which It May Not be Entitled (PDF format)
June 1983

#386

Attorney and Client - Disclosure of Client Perjury (PDF format)
November 1980

#358

Disclosure of Financial Information Regarding Client Eligibility by Legal Aid Attorney to Board of Directors (PDF format )
July 21, 1976

#353

Confidential Communications (Illegal Issuance of Securities) (PDF format )
February 12, 1976

#276

Adverse and Conflicting Interests (PDF format) February 21, 1963

#274

Confidential Communications - Files (PDF format)
October 25, 1962

#267

Confidential Communications (PDF format)
January 26, 1960

#264

Confidential Communications (preventing a crime)(PDF format)
July 30, 1959