Special Feature
Ethics Spotlight
Lawyers USA's monthly ethics column
Published: February 5, 2008
Every month, Lawyers USA takes a look at some of the ethical quandaries attorneys can face.
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Lawyers' confidentiality duty: the self-defense exception - April 21, 2008
In the discovery abuse sideshow of the high-stakes Qualcomm litigation, most lawyers have overlooked a critical but often counter-intuitive principle – that lawyers are allowed to disclose client confidences when they are defending themselves from a non-client's attacks. Lawyers USA columnist Thomas Spahn explores this exception to the rule.
Legal ethics and the Nifong disbarment - March 24, 2008
When Durham County North Carolina District Attorney Mike Nifong was disbarred in June 2007, much of the world was watching. Lawyers USA ethics columnist W. William Hodes explores the legal barriers crossed by Nifong.
The ethics of witness preparation - Feb. 25, 2008
There is a very real difference between adequately preparing a witness and coaching the witness about what to say. Lawyers USA ethics columnist Paul L. Friedman discusses the fine line between ethical preparation and unethical coaching.A look at the year to come: Lawyers advertising in 2008 - Jan. 28, 2008
As we fast-forward to the 21st Century, the debate about the ethics of client development enters its 154th year. Contributing writer Will Hornsby takes look at what the coming year will bring to this debate.
Ethics of outsourcing - Dec. 17, 2007
Unless they are involved in international trade issues, lawyers have traditionally been merely curious bystanders in the debate about outsourcing to India and other foreign countries. But not surprisingly, lawyers' interest in this topic has boomed as cost-conscious clients and large law firms have begun to outsource work. Contributing writer Thomas Spahn presents a checklist for ethical outsourcing.
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