In our last post, we began speaking about the duty of confidentiality attorneys owe to their clients. At its core, confidentiality is about lawyers protecting the privacy of their clients. Under the New Jersey Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, lawyers are...
Month: September 2016
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Law professor’s Twitter debacle raises issue of confidentiality, attorney-client privilege
We all know that the upcoming presidential election is a hug source of division. If you know what’s good for you, it’s best to avoid discussing the matter in polite company. Professionalism, of course, usually dictates against venturing into heated political...
Conflicts of interest in legal practice: what to look for as a client, P.2
In our last post, we began looking at the issue of conflicts of interest in the practice of law. As we noted, the New Jersey Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit attorneys from representing clients whose interests are directly adverse to those of...