Ethical Emergencies When a Lawyer Makes a Mistake
Chuck’s most recent Minnesota Lawyer article, “Ethical Emergencies When a Lawyer Makes a Mistake,” addresses the fact that mistakes will happen; we’re all human. But if the firm [...]
The Hypothetical Exception to Client Confidentiality
Chuck’s article in Minnesota Lawyer provides excellent insights into “The Hypothetical Exception to Client Confidentiality”. Read the article
Expanded Coverage of Legal Ethics & Risk Management during a Pandemic
Chuck’s new article in Bench & Bar of Minnesota provides expanded coverage of “Legal Ethics and Risk Management in the Time of Pandemic”. Read the article.
Benchslaps for insufficiently civil or reasonable attorneys during the pandemic
We are posting Chuck’s 2016 “Benchslaps” column here in connection with a rash of recent judicial orders and opinions lambasting litigation attorneys for not being sufficiently [...]
Lawyer Ethics and Risk Management in the Pandemic
Chuck’s new column in Minnesota Lawyer on lawyer ethics and risk management in the pandemic has sparked substantial discussion in the legal ethics community over the past week. Read the [...]
New Insurance for Judicial Disciplinary Expenses
Chuck’s most recent article discusses a new insurance policy covering judicial disciplinary expense and why a judge would need counsel for disciplinary investigations. Read more…
Trending: Legal Ethics and Risk Management
Chuck’s newest Minnesota Lawyer column discusses trending legal ethics and risk management issues raised by two recent blockbuster news stories. Read on… [with linked footnotes] or [...]
#MeToo in the Law Firm Program at Vancouver Conference
On May 30, 2019, Chuck moderated a major program on #MeToo in the Law Firm for the American Bar Association’s National Conference on Professional Responsibility in Vancouver, British [...]
The Rat Rule
The January 2019 issue of Westlaw Journal-Professional Liability republished Chuck’s July 2018 “Rat Rule” article [Rule 8.3: Reporting other lawyers] to a national audience. [...]