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 [...]

Chuck’s article in Minnesota Lawyer provides excellent insights into “The Hypothetical Exception to Client Confidentiality”. Read the article

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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…

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 [...]

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 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. [...]

Chuck’s newest Minnesota Lawyer column explores the relationship between the legal malpractice standard of care and risk management strategies law firms can and should adopt. Read the article.