And
ethical rules prohibit attorneys from settling a claim without the client's knowledge or using their personal funds to pay for a settlement.
The ethical rules prohibiting lawyers from entering into restrictive covenants — Model Rule 5.6 and its predecessor, DR 2 - 108 of the Code of Professional Responsibility — are not as simple as they appear.
Not exact matches
Does the
ethical confidentiality
rule prohibit use of confidential information where solicitor - client privilege yields to protect life, liberty and security of the person?
Also,
ethical rules for judges
prohibiting them from espousing discriminatory views or from affiliating with discriminatory organizations (which are present in almost every state), and similar
rules for lawyers (which are present in many states, but do not
prohibit representation of discriminatory organizations as clients), have generally been upheld as valid.
Many have suggested that lawyers who list their areas of practice in that field arguably violate the
ethical rules which
prohibit lawyers from stating that they «specialize» in a particular area of law.
Case studies / stories about the work you do (or have done) for clients: Sometimes testimonials are inappropriate (or they may be
prohibited by your jurisdiction's
ethical rules).
For example, for years, many speculated that the now - defunct (on individual profiles) «Specialties» field that was included by default on LinkedIn profiles was problematic since it arguably violated the
ethical rules which
prohibit lawyers from stating an area of specialization for which they were not certified.
Obviously these actions constitute a major breach of the Realtor's professional
ethical obligations and is
prohibited by the current
rules and regulations of our profession.
The amici (all of which, like NAR, have promulgated codes of ethics and
ethical guidelines), also argue that
ethical rules such as the CDA's, which
prohibit inaccurate advertisements, actually serve various pro competitive purposes.