The courts that decided Sunrise and similar cases held that a conflict of interest occurred when a law firm represents itself by
consulting its ethics counsel in matters regarding a current client.
Law firms face something of a dilemma in
consulting ethics counsel.
So long as the firm
consults the ethics counsel for legal advice, and pays the lawyer for those services, as opposed to simply having the function carried out as an unbilled component of the duties of one of the managing partners, the relationship should be seen as one of lawyer and client.
Another exception relates to the question of agency, looking at whether the lawyer
consults ethics counsel on behalf of the client or as client himself or herself.
Not exact matches
The Dean has 21 years of experience with
consulting on issues such as public school strategic planning for diversity, rehabilitation
counseling, and multicultural diversity with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health; and on issues of ethics and consumer protection with the Alabama Board of Examiners in C
counseling, and multicultural diversity with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health; and on issues of
ethics and consumer protection with the Alabama Board of Examiners in
CounselingCounseling.
So before anything has arisen, they would actually pay for you to
consult with
ethics counsel.
I know that one of the same insurance provider that I had covered the first $ 500 or $ 1000 of attorney's fees to
consult with an
ethics counsel in light of a claim that you were worried about.
AIG understands that Participant either has or will
consult with
ethics counsel and will operate in accordance with the advice of such
counsel.
Richard Stock, founder of Catalyst Consulting, which
consults to law departments across the country, says the idea of formalizing the oversight of
ethics and compliance under the general
counsel makes a lot of sense for SNC, given the three years they've had.
Consult your code of
ethics, legal
counsel, or colleagues when faced with any situation that involves the courts or has legal ties.