Join Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole Buckner December 10th for her annual presentation to the Orange County Bar Association membership covering the past year in legal ethics. She and others will be covering new developments during 2020, including new cases, ethics opinions, and discipline decisions. Learn more and register here.
Category: legal ethics
The Ethical Implications of Moonlighting
I recently published “the Ethical Implications of Moonlighting” in the For the Record column with the San Diego Bar Association. The article addresses ethical and risk management concerns arising when a lawyer fully employed by one firm takes an after-hours position with another law firm. These important considerations include the risk of discipline. Read the …
Appointment to ABA Standing Committee on Professional Regulation
I am very pleased to learn that I have been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Professional Regulation. The committee’s work is “developing, promoting, coordinating, and strengthening professional disciplinary and regulatory programs and procedures throughout the nation, including developing and promoting ABA activities relating to professional discipline, model rules for disciplinary enforcement …
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Webinar: Civility in the Practice of Law
Join Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole Buckner in a webinar July 28 at 12:00 p.m. PDT on civility and the practice of law hosted by the San Diego County Bar Association. Learn more and register here. Below is SDCBA's description of the event: While attorneys may have an obligation to act as zealous advocates …
Ethical Obligations Regarding Data Security
With the advent of remote work, it is more important than ever that lawyers understand their ethical obligations regarding data security. Now is the time for attorneys to revisit this issue according to Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole Buckner’s article in the May edition of the Orange County Lawyer’s Ethically Speaking column.
