Risk Management
Just Say No
An elderly client contacts you by telephone and asks you to do a codicil to her Will. She tells you that she wants to disinherit her two children and leave everything to a caretaker. The cli… Read More
Risk Management
Risk Management
The Threat From Within: Employee Theft and Embezzlement in Law Firms
Lawyers must be constantly vigilant to guard against fraud schemes being perpetrated by third party bad actors. Lawyers face a variety of threats, including counterfeit check scams, wire fraud… Read More
Risk Management
Fee Disputes
You have just completed your representation of a client in a heated litigation dispute. You were able to get an outstanding result for the client after a long battle. Because the matter was co… Read More
Risk Management
The Accidental Client
Accidental clients have always been a problem for lawyers. These are the people who ask you a question about a claim they might have or a transaction they are navigating. Often, they are just … Read More
Risk Management
Conflicts Arising from Lawyer’s Own Advice
Some conflicts are obvious. For example, if a current client asks you to assert a claim against another client represented by the lawyer in the same litigation, Rule 1.7(a)(1) and 1.7(b)(3) of… Read More
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