George, who played Gov. Florrick's in -
house ethics counsel on «The Good Wife,» stars as a bend - the - rules, push - the - envelope surgeon whose personal life is, well, a bit complicated.
To find out answers to that and related inquiries, I did some research and also spoke to Richard Painter and Norman Eisen, the former top White
House ethics counsels for George W. Bush (2005 - 2007) and Barack Obama (2009 - 2011).
Not exact matches
Former Bush White
House ethics lawyer, Richard Painter, on why he stands by the special
counsel's investigation into Russia collusion.
«The Congressman has retained legal
counsel going back to when he was first elected to Congress to assist with compliance to
House ethics and rules as it pertains to his investments and assets.»
* The lead
counsel for the
House ethics committee is recommending a penalty of censure for Rep. Charles Rangel (D - N.Y.), who was convicted this week of breaking 11 congressional rules.
Lawyer - clients come up frequently with institutional clients where in -
house counsel is the client contact and in legal
ethics cases where lawyers are respondents or defendants; they can also be the client in any other matter where an individual is the client, as lawyers do have lives too.
This week, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism launched a first - of - its - kind interactive online course for in -
house counsel covering issues of
ethics and professionalism.
At Holland & Knight, Trisha advises lawyers, law firms, and in -
house legal
counsel on a wide variety of legal
ethics and professional responsibility issues, including matters pertaining to confidentiality, conflicts, privilege, fee disputes, lawyer mobility issues, and others.
In past posts here, I've written about its list of the 100 most influential people in business
ethics, among whom were 19 lawyers, and its list of the world's most ethical companies, which highlighted the roles played by key in -
house counsel.
«[T [he law firm must designate, formally or informally, an attorney or attorneys within the firm to represent the firm as in -
house or
ethics counsel,» so as to create a clear attorney - client relationship between the inquiring lawyer and the law firm;
Judges will be seeking to highlight an In -
House Counsel who has shown a commitment to aligning the interests of the organization with those of their stakeholders, contributing to the wellbeing of communities, and to instilling a culture of
ethics, good governance and corporate integrity.
The Committee is also committed to addressing employment law focused issues of professionalism,
ethics and the in
house / outside
counsel relationship.
Mr. Lowell has been
counsel to the US House of Representatives twice, most recently when he was Chief Minority Counsel during impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and before that as special ethics counsel to the House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Comm
counsel to the US
House of Representatives twice, most recently when he was Chief Minority
Counsel during impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and before that as special ethics counsel to the House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Comm
Counsel during impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and before that as special
ethics counsel to the House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Comm
counsel to the
House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct (
Ethics Committee).
In a letter submitted in response to this request, myself, along with fellow legal
ethics Slaw columnists, Adam Dodek, Alice Woolley, and Malcolm Mercer, along with Brent Cotter, submitted that the OSC should not include in -
house counsel in its proposed whistleblowing policy for reasons including those outlined here.
He also advises in -
house counsel on
ethics issues, including conflict of interest, confidentiality, and dealing with corporate wrongdoing.
Large Firms: Most large firms have their own in -
house risk management partner or
ethics counsel who handles day - to - day
ethics issues.
Securing outside
counsel for the attorney prevents possible conflicts of interest for the firm in trying to handle the
ethics complaint in -
house and shows the attorney that will support them by hiring independent
counsel.