Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers 2022

Mar. 9, 2022

Professional Responsibility

In This Issue:

Ethics/Professional Responsibility

The Burden of Proof in Settle-and-Sue Legal Malpractice Cases

When clients are unhappy with a settlement, they often blame their attorneys, claiming that their counsel concealed pertinent facts from them, failed to properly explain settlement terms including tax implications, made an error in the case which forced them to settle, or exerted undue influence that amounted to coercion. All of these scenarios can be found in published decisions.

Mark B. Abelson

CAMPAGNOLI, ABELSON & CAMPAGNOLI

Jonathan I. Arons

LAW OFFICE OF JONATHAN I. ARONS

Elizabeth L. Bradley

ROSEN SABA, LLP

Marshall R. Cole

NEMECEK & COLE

Kathleen M. Ewins

LONG & LEVIT LLP

Kenneth C. Feldman

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

Diane L. Karpman

KARPMAN & ASSOCIATES

David M. Majchrzak

KLINEDINST PC

Edith R. Matthai

ROBIE & MATTHAI

Joseph P. McMonigle

LONG & LEVIT LLP

Ethics/Professional Responsibility

What Obligations Does a Lawyer Owe to Someone the Lawyer Never Represented

Although most lawyers are familiar with the duties owed to current or past clients, many are not aware of duties owed to prospective clients. Fortunately, the State Bar recently issued a formal opinion addressing the issue.

Michael P. McNamara

JENNER & BLOCK LLP

Randall A. Miller

MILLER LAW ASSOCIATES, APC

Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Ethical Duties Related to Technology and Working Remotely

Living with a pandemic over the last two years has heightened both the use of technology and the concept of working remotely. Both concepts implicate several important ethical rules and obligations to clients, none of which are relaxed in any way because of this "new normal."