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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Apr. 22, 2017

Duties concerning inadvertently transmitted writings (Rule 4.4)

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The proposed rule does not materially alter existing law in California, but will add, if adopted, a new disciplinary rule to specifically address ethical duties that previously were defined only in case law. By Robert K. Sall

Robert K. Sall

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Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger, ALC

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PROPOSED RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

There is no current California rule that corresponds to the American Bar Association's Model Rule 4.4 addressing lawyers' duties to third persons and when presented with inadvertent disclosure of privileged materials. Proposed Rule 4.4 is a modified version of the ABA rule. It provides that where it is reasonably apparent to a...

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