Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole J. Buckner on Legal Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Law of Lawyering
I've just published a new article for the Orange County Bar Association in its "Ethically Speaking" series titled "Implied Consent to Current Client Conflicts." Normally, informed written consent is required from clients with adverse interests that a lawyer simultaneously represents in unrelated matters. In the absence of such consent, the prior applicable jurisprudence provides that …
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Every day brings new challenges to a corporate general counsel. I'll be addressing some of those in two separate sessions March 6 and 7, 2019, at the 18th Annual Legal Management and Risk Management conference in Chicago, Illinois. On March 6 I'll be joining Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Partner David A. Grossbaum and AXIS Capital …
On February 12, 2019, I will lead a one hour online ethics presentation on Attorney Client Privilege for In-House Counsel for CELESQ, AttorneysEd Center. The program will cover important considerations regarding the duty of confidentiality, the attorney client privilege and the work product doctrine, from the perspective of the in-house lawyer, including operating in dual …
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It's 2019, and attorneys need to be up to speed on the new Rules of Professional Conduct, in particular those addressing the obligations of law firm managers and supervisors. I will be addressing that subject, along with the new California Rule covering the unauthorized practice of law in California, on January 28th at the Federal …
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On January 9, 2019, I will be leading a webinar on behalf of the Continuing Education of the Bar for California titled "Complying with the New Trust Accounting Rules." The new California Rules of Professional Conduct expand what fees must be deposited into a trust account. My program will cover what fees need to go …
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I'm helping kick off 2019 with two colleagues from Procopio on key legal issues at an event we'll be hosting at Procopio's downtown San Diego office for alumni of UC Hastings College of the Law. Alums are invited to an MCLE presentation titled "Key Updates to Start the Year Right" on Saturday, January 26, 2019. …
Lawyers have ethical obligations following a cyberattack or data breach involving confidential client information, where such information is misappropriated, destroyed or otherwise compromised, or where the data event impairs the lawyer's ability to perform client services. The ethical obligation of lawyers following a data breach depend on the lawyer's role, level of authority, and responsibility …
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